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Beijing Olympics guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 4 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the Beijing Olympics on Friday flanked by leaders who are described by Democracy Index 2020, as authoritarian countries.
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IOC registers 21 COVID-19 cases at Beijing Olympics over past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Students for Free Tibet stage protest in Dharmshala against Beijing Winter
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Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): Activists of Students for Free Tibet (SFT) joined the global protest with a symbolic photo action in Dharmashala on Thursday against the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games being held in China. The Tibetan activists staged a drama to
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US athletes entitled to express themselves freely at Beijing Olympics: Sta
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): Amid hue and cry over Beijing silencing critics ahead of the Winter Olympics, the US State Department on Wednesday (local time) said that American athletes are entitled to express themselves freely.
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Putin terms diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics 'fundamentally w
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Moscow [Russia], February 3 (ANI): Attempts by a number of countries to politicise sports for their selfish interests have recently intensified which is fundamentally wrong and contrary to the very spirit and principles of the Olympic Charter, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on the
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Winter Olympics: Manager of Indian contingent tests positive for COVID-19
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Beijing [China], February 2 (ANI): The manager of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Winter Beijing Olympics has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Taiwan agrees to send delegation to Beijing Olympics ceremonies
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Taipei [Taiwan], February 1 (ANI): Going away from its earlier move, Taiwan decided to participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Beijing this month after the request of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a media report said on Tuesday.
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IOC EB and AC discuss Beijing 2022 final preparations
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 1 (ANI): During their regular joint meeting, the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the IOC Athletes' Commission (AC) discussed a number of things including the final preparations for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
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Beijing 2022: Training underway with half of Olympic Winter Games athletes
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Beijing [China], January 31 (ANI): Nearly half of all athletes for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 have now arrived in China, and over the past few days have been familiarising themselves with the 12 competition venues following their opening for training.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive to skip Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
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Hong Kong, January 31 (ANI): 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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Beijing 2022: Olympics-bound Arif Khan wants to be in top-30 at Winter Gam
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New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Arif Khan, set to represent India this Winter Olympics in Beijing in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events, is in a good state of mind ahead of the Games.
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Protest in Belgium against China's human rights violations, calls for boyc
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Brussels [Belgium], January 30 (ANI): A protest was held at historic Ijzertoren tower in Belgium, Diksmuide city against China's human rights violations urging the world community to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics.
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