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Follow China's party line or face consequences

In a park in central Beijing, a bust of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was unveiled in January. It was made in a similar style to two other busts already installed there of Bach's predecessors, Jacques Rogge and Juan Antonio Samaranch. Alongside these busts is another statue that was…

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How snowboarding became a marquee event at the Winter Olympics – but lost some of its cool factor in the process

The mass appeal of creative, youth-oriented events such as snowboarding and freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics is a virtual case study of how the once radical can go mainstream.

The Conversation

Feel Guilty Games: China human rights issues have forever marked the Beijing Olympics

The rulebook for the Olympics — called the Olympic Charter — contains numerous bylaws meant to foster "political neutrality." No protesting on the field of play, no wearing of symbols or flashing hand gestures. That sort of thing.

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Olympics-Rule 50 on political protests a conundrum for athletes in Beijing

Athletes considering staging political protests during the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will have to negotiate the International Olympic Committee's Rule 50 which originally banned such behaviour but now offers more freedom.

Reuters

Spectre of 1936 and 1980 haunts Beijing 2022 as fear and repression breed silence

China has been repressing minorities and targeting dissenters but anyone who chooses to speak out faces the threat of reprisal from a hostile regime

The Guardian - UK

The IOC stays silent on China human rights

The Olympics committee says it's committed to human rights, but this time it's declining to take a stand.

Axios

British Olympic bosses pledge to help Rhona Howie get new gold medal 20 years on

“We’re very happy to make a submission to the IOC to see if we can get Rhona a replacement medal given the terrible circumstances of it being stolen from her"

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China spends billions on Olympics with longer-term goal

The finance model for the Winter Olympics calls for the host country to spend several billion dollars, the IOC to earn a couple billion, and sports bodies to share around hundreds of millions

The Independent UK

POINT: Biden’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics is apt decision

In late 2021, the Biden administration officially declared it will diplomatically boycott the Beijing Olympics due to China’s horrendous human rights abuses. Although I rarely agree with President Joe Biden, I absolutely believe this is the correct call.

Tribune News Service

IOC confirms contact with Peng Shuai ahead of planned meeting in Beijing next month

The International Olympic Committee claims to have spoken with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai ahead of an arranged meeting with her in Beijing in February

Daily Mirror

Xi’s face time with IOC chief marks rare foreign interaction

Chinese President Xi Jinping met in person with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Beijing, possibly his first face time with a foreign dignitary since the early days of the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

From sanctioning a refugee team to letting China host: Does the International Olympic Committee support human rights?

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) position on refugees is contradictory and confusing.

The Conversation

Republicans probe NBC over Beijing Olympics coverage

The human rights abuses committed by the CCP have been the subject of intense scrutiny ahead of the Winter Games.

Axios

China's Xi meets with IOC's Bach in Beijing ahead of Games

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday, just over a week before the start of the Winter Games, in a rare in-person encounter with a foreign visitor during the pandemic.

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The Independent UK

2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics open in just over a week

Sports Illustrated

NCAA Updates Policy on Transgender Athlete Participation

The governing body for college athletics will take a sport-by-sport approach that aligns with the U.S Olympics and IOC policies.

Al Jazeera

Beijing 2022: Athletes warned about speaking out on human rights

Beijing 2022 official warns against violation of ‘Olympic spirit’, after athletes cautioned about human rights protests.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing 2022 Official Warns against Violations of 'Olympic Spirit'

Behavior by athletes that violates the Olympic spirit or Chinese rules could be subject to punishment, a Beijing 2022 official said, after rights groups voiced concern about the safety of competitors if they protest at next month's Games. Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states that "no kind of demonstration…

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IOC Reacts to Cybersecurity Concern Over Beijing My 2022 Phone App

A report revealed flaws in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics app, but the International Olympic Committee said it had been found to have “no critical vulnerabilities.”

The Independent UK

The AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games

Ai Weiwei is one of China's most famous artists, and he helped design the Bird's Nest stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

The Guardian - UK

IOC’s new transgender guidance criticised as unfair towards female sport

Medical experts have claimed the International Olympic Committee’s new transgender framework ‘is not based on scientific principles’

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A complete history of the Lance Armstrong doping case

From 1999 cortisone test to lifetime ban, how Lance Armstrong became the most disgraced athlete of all time

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