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Adele Nicoll hoping to complete unique double at Commonwealth Games

The Welsh shot putter was part of the Great Britain bobsleigh team at the Winter Olympics

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Japan's 'Ice Prince' Hanyu fuels retirement rumours

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu has called a press conference later Tuesday, with speculation swirling that…

Hong Kong jails terminally ill activist for attempted Olympics protest

Hong Kong (AFP) - A Hong Kong activist with terminal cancer was jailed Tuesday for attempted sedition over a planned…

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Kamila Valieva saga at Winter Olympics forces figure skating rule change

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, is still under investigation after failing a doping test in an explosive saga which…

Anger, praise in China after Eileen Gu reveals US Olympic bid role

New York (AFP) - China's US-born double gold medallist Eileen Gu said Tuesday that she will be an ambassador for…

Lessons learned from an analyst’s journey into COVID-Zero China

Wenting Shen usually travels to China annually as part of her job as an analyst and portfolio manager at investment…

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Inspiring Perthshire people named on Queen's Birthday Honours list led by curling legend Eve Muirhead

The Perthshire skip, honoured with an OBE, and Olympic team-mate Mili Smith, awarded an MBE, were joined by many other…

Dumfries and Galloway curling Olympians recognised in Queen's birthday honours list

Vicky Wright and David Murdoch have both become Members of the British Empire for their services to the sport

Covid Curbs Push China Off Global Sporting Map

China's ambitions to be a global sporting hub took a heavy blow as the postponement of this year's Asian Games…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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2022 Winter Olympics GB Women’s Curling Team to be granted the Freedom of Perth

Councillors unanimously voted to bestow the honour on the team - which includes Perthshire's Eve Muirhead and Mili Smith -…

Vladimir Putin in staunch defence of Kamila Valieva as he slams ban on Russian athletes

Kamila Valieva has received the support of Russia's president Vladimir Putin after the 16-year-old figure skater's doping case rocked the…

Putin Backs Russian Skater Valieva as She Faces Doping Case

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for figure skater Kamila Valieva on Tuesday, saying she did not compete "dishonestly" after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Olympic figure skater quits at 16 after being linked to DoJ spy case

Her family was given protection by the US State Department during their trip to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Arif Khan: A Kashmiri youth’s struggle for Olympic dream

Despite lack of funding and infrastructure at home, Arif Khan participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics.

China used TV, TikTok stars in discreet Olympics campaign

A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic swimmer and a self-described “brand king” were among the Instagram…

The Independent UK

Perth civic reception honours Winter Olympics gold medal-winning curlers

Local ice stars Eve Muirhead and Mili Smith were among the guests at the event on Friday

Kamila Valieva ‘happy to be on the ice’ after first skate since Winter Olympics

The Russian figure skater finished second behind Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova

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Valieva 'happy to be on the ice' after Olympic doping controversy

Moscow (AFP) - Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who became the focus of a doping controversy at the Winter…

Kamila Valieva makes successful return in first event since Winter Olympics

The teenager was given a standing ovation by the home crowd at the Russian-only Channel One Cup in Saransk.

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Kamila Valieva to return at Russian-only event after doping case rocked Winter Olympics

Figure skater Kamila Valieva helped Russia to team gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, but it was then confirmed…

Controversial figure skater Kamila Valieva set for return in Russian-only event while World Championships are on

Thirty-seven days after her dramatic fall from grace at the Winter Olympics, Kamila Valieva will return to competition in Saransk…

Irish Independent

US Olympics skater Alysa Liu and father among targets in alleged Chinese spying operation

Alysa Liu's father agreed to let her compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, after reportedly being given assurances…

Calling Asians 'robotic' is a racist stereotype with a long, troubled history

When U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen won the gold medal in men’s figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, a…

The Conversation

America is fuelling Chinese techno-nationalism

Although the American-born skier Eileen Gu became a darling of the Chinese public during the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China…

AP PHOTOS: Images from the first half of Paralympics

The Winter Paralympics in Beijing have reached the midway point with almost 600 athletes from 46 delegations competing. Sunday's closing…

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