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'Terrible': Donald Trump speaks against boycotting 2022 Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump has spoken against the idea of boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, saying such actions hurt the athletes.
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Indian junior women's team star Deepika says she wants to compete in Olymp
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The India Junior Women's hockey team has been making the most use of the ongoing Khelo India Women's Hockey League Under-21 here at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi as a much-needed warm-up ahead of the Junior Women's Hockey World Cup, schedu
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Chinese envoy urges Japan to not join US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday urged Japan not to join the US-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights issues.
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Bike rallies by exiled Tibetans call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Dharamshala [India], December 16 (ANI): Bike rallies by exiled Tibetans have called for a boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics scheduled next year.
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No plans to attend Beijing Winter Olympics, says Japanese PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 16 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he has no plans to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics pointing out that he is considering multiple options over the US-led diplomatic boycott of the games, reported Kyodo News.
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Putin expresses willingness to attend Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 16 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics during his virtual summit on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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Putin, Xi discuss 'counterproductive' US-organized Summit for Democracy
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a virtual meeting on Wednesday and discussed the recently held US-organised Summit for Democracy.
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Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping virtual meet begins
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping began their virtual meeting on Wednesday with the former emphasising that he stands against the politicisation of games in regard to the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, reported Sputnik.
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Beijing 2022 publish second edition of Games' Playbooks
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 14 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have published the second edition of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks on Monday.
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AIBA becomes IBA as series of constitutional amendments approved
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 14 (ANI): The International Boxing Association Extraordinary Congress on Monday ushered in a new era for the sport as the federation changed its acronym from AIBA to IBA while adopting a comprehensive set of governance reforms developed by independent experts
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Refusal to address Uyghur forced labour is betrayal of Europe's values: Ri
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Beijing Olympics 2022, a Washington-based Uyghur rights activist has called on Europe to adhere to its values and take action against China's rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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British Intelligence warns against use of Chinese digital currency
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], December 13 (ANI): British Intelligence Agency has issued a warning that the use of Chinese digital currency Renminbi as a tool for global currency operations ahead of the scheduled Winter Olympics next year.
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