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India to host International Olympic Committee session in 2023 after 40 yrs

'This will be a significant development for India's Olympic aspiration and will herald the start of a new era for Indian sport,' says IOC member Nita Ambani

No new Covid case reported among athletes, officials at Winter Olympics

To minimise Covid transmission risks, Beijing 2022 has imposed a "closed loop" system that restricts all Games participants to certain zones in and around venues and accommodation

Winter Olympics: All eyes on Valieva as women's figure skating begins

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva was on the ice for a final run-through of her short program hours before one of the most-anticipated events of the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday

Kamila Valieva's doping case on the docket at Beijing Winter Olympics

With her doping case still to be decided, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva broke down in tears Saturday after an emotional practice session at the Olympics.

Winter Olympics: China takes Covid sports routine to a new extreme

Olympic hotels are surrounded by fences; police and guards are the only ones that open and close the gates for buses and other approved vehicles

Explainer: How to stage Winter Olympics in a snow-challenged city

Snowmakers have been deployed farther north in Zhangjiakou, which is hosting freestyle skiing, ski jumping and biathlon

Russia and China line up against US in 'no limits' partnership

Putin and Xi present united front in talks at Beijing Winter Olympics amid strained relations with West

China's pandemic Olympics begins, with Covid lockdown and boycotts

The country where the coronavirus outbreak emerged two years ago launched a locked-down Winter Olympics on Friday

Beijing Olympics open with nod to Year of the Tiger amid Covid concern

Days after quietly ringing in the Chinese New Year, Beijing is celebrating the Year of the Tiger on the Olympic stage.

IOC registers 21 Covid-19 cases at Beijing Olympics over past 24 hours

The International Olympic Committee said it has registered 21 COVID-19 cases among the participants of the Beijing Winter Games who arrived over the past day

World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Winter Olympics

India said it won't send any officials following reports that a Chinese military commander who was involved in deadly clashes with Indian forces had been chosen as one of the Olympic torchbearers

Surfing and skateboarding in sports list at 2028 LA Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee approved a propo­sal on Thursday to include the three sports in the Los Ange­les games

IOC president Thomas Bach to meet Peng Shuai at Beijing Winter Olympics

Peng, a former world No 1 doubles player, in November alleged on social media that former Chinese vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assaulted her

Winter Olympics: DD Sports will not telecast opening & closing ceremonies

The announcement came shortly after the Indian government decided that its envoy will not attend the opening or closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing Olympics: Indian envoy won't attend opening or closing ceremony

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Chinese side has chosen to politicise an event like the Olympics

'US athletes entitled to express themselves freely at Beijing Olympics'

Human rights activists have made claims that Beijing is silencing critics domestically ahead of the Winter Olympics

Explainer: The Winter Games, a different kind of Olympics

From 1924 through 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympics were the same year. In '92 the Winter Games were celebrated in Albertville, France, followed by the Summer Games in Barcelona

My wheelchair is my legs and my family is my backbone: Avani Lekhara

In a Q&A, the shooting gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics talks about her difficult journey after a debilitating accident left the wheelchair-bound champion totally paralysed waist down

China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational

China has undergone history-making transformation since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It is richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational.

Vladimir Putin backs China over 'politicisation' of Beijing Olympics

The US is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month's Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott