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New Zealand batter Suzie Bates won't rule out another opportunity at Olymp
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Suzie Bates was part of New Zealand's basketball team that went to the Beijing Games in 2008 and the 36-year-old has not given up hope of still being around in 2028 and making it to a second Olympics, though this time as a cricketer.
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Athletes criticize China's COVID measures in Beijing Games
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 9 (ANI): Many athletes who arrived in China to participate in Beijing Winter Olympics are criticizing the country's stringent COVID-19 restrictions.
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IOC registers 21 COVID-19 cases at Beijing Olympics over past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 4 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday said it has registered 21 COVID-19 cases among the participants of the Beijing Winter Games who arrived over the past day, taking the total of cases in the Olympic bubble to 308.
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US society needs to wipe out ignorance about Taiwan question: Chinese medi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 30 (ANI): US society needs to wipe out ignorance about the Taiwan question and the national feelings of the Chinese people, said a Chinese media report as it reiterated the recent message conveyed by the Chinese ambassador to the US that Washington's support for Taiw
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Tibet advocacy group calls on Beijing games broadcaster NBC to 'go beyond
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 29 (ANI): A group working to promote democratic freedoms for Tibetans urged the NBC, the broadcaster of the Beijing Winter Olympics, to "go beyond the business" as they also have an ethical responsibility as a defender of freedom especially that of expression.
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Amid claims to hold greenest Olympics, China builds ski resort in nature r
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 29 (ANI): China presented its newly completed Olympic ski venue as an example of its commitment to making the Beijing Games the greenest and cleanest in history, but it was built in the middle of a nature reserve.
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China chides Biden for considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 20 (ANI): China has hit out at US President Joe Biden for considering a diplomatic boycott of next year's Beijing Games, saying politicising sports violates the Olympic spirit and undermines the interests of all athletes.
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Olympic flame for Beijing 2022 lit in Ancient Olympia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 18 (ANI): The Olympic flame for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 was lit on Monday in Ancient Olympia, Greece. This marks the start of its journey to China where, in just over 100 days, the Games will begin.
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China asks for cooperation from Japan for Beijing Games
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 30 (ANI): China on Thursday asked for cooperation from Japan to safely host the upcoming Beijing Games amid COVID-19.
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Switzerland: Uyghurs, Tibetan activists protest outside Olympic Museum aga
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 24 (ANI): Dozens of Uyghurs and Tibetan activists gathered outside the Olympic Museum in Lausanne city here to protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Usain Bolt stripped off 2008 Olympic Gold after team-mate fails drug test
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 25 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was on Wednesday stripped off one of the nine Olympic gold medals won at the 2008 Beijing Games after his team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance.
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