The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

If Covid precautions were strictly enforced at last summer’s delayed Tokyo Games, Beijing will take things to a whole new level

The Games officially open on February 4 in the Chinese capital Beijing.

China has agreed to let the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights visit Xinjiang in the first half of 2022 after the Beijing Winter Olympics, according to a report in the South China Morning Post which cited unnamed sources.

The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association has told some members it is planning to announce after the Winter Olympics that it will form a new league to debut in the fall, according to multiple sources.

Justin Abdelkader will be heading to Beijing with Team USA

Disenfranchised ethnic and religious minorities from China are urging the Seven Network to drop its coverage of next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the Games into a tightly sealed bubble.

They're in it for themselves. And their teammates, in some cases. Their coaches, their families and their friends, too.

Back in July last year, the International Olympic Committee announced a change to the Olympic motto, adding the word "Together" to its old 125-year-old "Faster, Higher, Stronger" banner. It was meant to signify the importance of standing together in solidarity. But as Beijing readies itself to host this year's Winter…