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Explainer: Why are Russians not competing under their flag in Beijing?

The Russian athletes taking part at this month's Beijing Olympics will be competing without their flag and national anthem because of doping sanctions.

Reuters

Beijing Olympics Says Growing COVID Cases Are 'within Controllable Range'

The COVID-19 situation at the Beijing Winter Olympics is within the "expected controllable range", despite increasing positive cases being detected, a senior official at China's Olympics Pandemic Prevention and Control Office said on Tuesday. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has reported 200 COVID cases since Jan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympics-Beijing Games organisers hope to have 30% capacity in venues

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are hoping for stadium capacities of at least 30% despite China's enforcement of tight regulations to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.

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Arif Khan-led Indian team leaves for Winter Olympics

NEW DELHI: Skier Arif Khan, the only athlete representing India at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, left for the Games in the Chinese capital along with Chef De Mission Harjinder Singh and support staff.

The Times of India

Japan parliament adopts resolution on human rights in China

Japan's parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on the "serious human rights situation" in China, and called Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government to take steps to relieve the situation, as the Beijing Winter Olympics loom just days ahead.

Reuters

Beijing Olympics | 24 COVID-19 cases detected among games-related personnel

Eighteen of the cases were found among new airport arrivals, according to a notice on the Beijing 2022 official website.

The Hindu

Olympics-COVID cases within 'controllable range', says Games organiser

The COVID-19 situation at the Beijing Winter Olympics is within the "expected controllable range" despite increasing positive cases being detected, a senior official at China's Olympics Pandemic Prevention and Control Office said on Tuesday.

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Australia's first Olympic curlers swap sunshine for sweeping

An Australian curling team has made history as the first curlers from Down Under to qualify for the Olympics

The Independent UK

Olympics-Team Taiwan says it will be at Beijing Games opening ceremony

Taiwan's team for the Beijing Winter Olympics will be at the opening and closing ceremonies after being told by the International Olympic Committee it was required to participate.

Reuters

The Xi Games 2 : Bold proclamations leave many feeling left behind

"The goal of 'getting 300 million people involved in winter sports' has become a reality," said Li Sen, director general of the General Planning Department of the 2022 Beijing organizing committee, during a Jan. 13 press conference in Beijing.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ready-made reunion dinners come into vogue in China

(The Jan. 31 story corrects title of Jack Zhang in the last paragraph to deputy director of food and beverage at hotel China World Summit Wing, Beijing which houses the Red Chamber restaurant)

Reuters

‘A Cool Runnings story’: Australian curlers prepare to make Olympic history

Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt hail from a country without a single dedicated curling facility yet this week they will mix it with the world’s best on the grandest stage

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics 2022: The international stars to watch out for at the Beijing Games

The Winter Olympics officially get under way with the opening ceremony in Beijing on Friday ahead of two weeks of competition.

Evening Standard

Amy Williams plays down political impact of Winter Olympics on Team GB athletes

EXCLUSIVE: Olympic skeleton champion Williams has some advice for those athletes looking to success in a Games overshadowed by political tensions in Beijing

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David Murdoch using his Olympic experiences to benefit GB curlers in Beijing

Murdoch competed in three Games, winning silver in Sochi in 2014

The Guardian - UK

Rise in Covid cases slows manufacturing in China to weakest in two years

Output is contracting as Beijing’s tough pandemic measures force some factories to shut down

The Independent UK

Japan parliament to pass Uyghur rights resolution ahead of Beijing Olympics

This comes at a time Japan is carefully playing the balancing act of its allyship with the US and west but also to not rile China

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Hong Kong's Chief Executive to skip Beijing Olympics opening ceremony

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam is set to skip the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic and stay at home to manage the fight against a surge in untraceable COVID-19 cases.

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Manila mayor vows to take on China as Philippines president

The Manila mayor vying for the Philippines presidency on Monday promised zero tolerance of Chinese maritime aggression and said he would not hesitate to push Beijing to abide by international law if he triumphs in this year's election.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Team GB’s best medal hopes to watch out for in Beijing

Great Britain will be represented by 50 athletes at Beijing 2022 as they bid to build on the five medals won at the last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang – Lizzy Yarnold’s skeleton gold and four bronze.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Says Average National Smog Levels Down 9.1% In 2021

Air pollution in 339 Chinese cities improved in 2021, with average concentrations of small, hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 down 9.1% from a year earlier to 30 micrograms per cubic meter, official data showed on Monday. China's official "interim" air quality standard is 35 micrograms, though the World Health…

The Independent UK

Beijing Olympics Coverage Advisory

The Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway this week. They will run Feb 4-20. Find our latest plans in Coverage Plan. For the latest stories, video and photos, visit the Olympics hub in AP Newsoom. For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, contact apcustomersupport@ap.org or call 877-836-9477.

Daily Mirror

Winter Olympics hit by Covid chaos on eve of games as Beijing charts stark rise in cases

Beijing has recorded its highest number of Covid-19 cases for a year and a half, less than a week before the city hosts the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics

The Guardian - UK

Curler Bruce Mouat: ‘I realised it really didn’t matter what my sexuality was’

Curler Bruce Mouat is bidding for double gold at the Winter Olympics in Beijing and says the decision to come out helped shape his life and sporting career

The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted my art to resonate’: The Zimbabwean sculptor responding to Covid with creativity

When the pandemic hit, David Ngwerume began creating pieces to inspire and raise awareness. Now, one of his pieces will feature in the Beijing biennale

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