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Speed Skater Nils van der Poel Gives Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Gold Medal To Chinese Dissident

Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel has given one of the two gold medals he won in Beijing to Chinese-Swedish dissident Gui Minhai to protest against China's human rights violations, Amnesty International said on Friday. Van der Poel, who has been fiercely critical of the decision to award Beijing the Winter Olympic Games, on Thursday gave his 10,000-meter gold medal to Angela Gui, the daughter of bookseller Gui Minhai, who is serving 10 years in prison in China on charges of illegally providing intelligence abroad. "I am not the voice of all Olympians, but me and my friends dedicated our lives to strive for excellence within sports, and the Chinese government chose to use our dreams as a political weapon to legitimise their regime," Van der Poel said in a statement published by Amnesty International.

All eyes on Monmore Green for the £10,000 Ladbrokes Winter Derby finale

Greyhound racing fans are eagerly waiting for the final of the Ladbrokes Winter Derby which is taking place at Monmore Green on Saturday evening. Six of the UK’s top greyhounds will line up for the £10,000-to-the winner finale and there has been some exhilarating action at the Wolverhampton venue so far.

Carlos Sainz says Ferrari has yet to show max performance despite impressive winter testing

Carlos Sainz has said that the Ferrari is nowhere near the limit of its performance at Barcelona testing in a potential warning to the rest of the field over the Scuderia’s levels for the coming Formula 1 campaign.

Winter Paralympics 2022: A closer look at Great Britain’s hottest medal prospects

ParalympicsGB has selected 25 athletes across four sports for Beijing 2022.

Russian athletes allowed to compete at Winter Paralympics despite Vladimir Putin’s ‘breach of the Olympic Truce’

Russian athletes will still be able to participate in the upcoming Winter Paralympics Games in Beijing, despite the International Olympic Committee criticising Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and labelling it a ‘breach of the Olympic truce’.

A closer look at Great Britain’s hottest Winter Paralympics medal prospects

ParalympicsGB has selected 25 athletes across four sports for Beijing 2022.

PM Scott Morrison pressures Aussie athletes to ditch Russian events as Winter Olympian Danielle Scott pulls out of World Cup

Australia’s Formula One ace Daniel Riccardo is being urged by the federal government to boycott the Russian grand prix and follow the lead of two Australian aerial skiers.

Russian athletes WILL be allowed to compete at Winter Paralympics

Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Winter Paralympics next month - despite their government's 'breach of the Olympic Truce'.

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Speed Skater Nils van der Poel Gives Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Gold Medal To Chinese Dissident

All eyes on Monmore Green for the £10,000 Ladbrokes Winter Derby finale

Carlos Sainz says Ferrari has yet to show max performance despite impressive winter testing

Winter Paralympics 2022: A closer look at Great Britain’s hottest medal prospects

Russian athletes allowed to compete at Winter Paralympics despite Vladimir Putin’s ‘breach of the Olympic Truce’

A closer look at Great Britain’s hottest Winter Paralympics medal prospects

PM Scott Morrison pressures Aussie athletes to ditch Russian events as Winter Olympian Danielle Scott pulls out of World Cup

Russian athletes WILL be allowed to compete at Winter Paralympics