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Beijing 2022 COVID-19 countermeasures adjusted even as cases of virus emer
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 25 (ANI): The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Organizing Committee (BOCOG) and the Chinese authorities have adjusted the Games' COVID-19 rules, a move that means fewer athletes are likely to be tripped up by positive tests.
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US media driving a wedge between Beijing, Moscow on Ukraine issue: China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 25 (ANI): Accusing US media of making attempts to drive a wedge in Beijing-Moscow relations, China on Monday rejected a US media report which stated that China had asked Russia not to "invade" Ukraine during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
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China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at W
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A member of China's Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, spotlighting concerns about the country's restrictions on political expression.
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Amid diplomatic boycott, China issues visas to some US officials for 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Despite Washington's diplomatic boycott of games, China has issued visas to some members of the US delegation for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, reported Sputnik on Wednesday.
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China's Tianjin reports 33 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 16 (ANI): The northern Chinese city of Tianjin has reported 33 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country.
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Surging COVID-19 cases in China spoil planning for Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): Corona caseload in China is spiking at a time when the organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games have less than a month to finalise their preparations for the Winter Olympics which are scheduled to start from February 4, 2022.
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Beijing 2022 publish second edition of Games' Playbooks
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Dutch King to skip Beijing Winter Olympics over COVID-19: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 8 (ANI): Netherlands King Willem-Alexander will not attend the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in February due to the spread of COVID-19, Russian media reported citing Dutch media on Wednesday.
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IOC 'fully respects' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 7 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it "fully respects" the USA government's decision of the diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games 2022 which is set to be held in Beijing.
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US likely to announce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that no US government officials will attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, implementing a diplomatic boycott of the games, CNN reported citing sources.
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China will successfully hold 2022 Beijing Olympics despite Omicron concern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 30 (ANI): China will successfully hold the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games on schedule, despite the worldwide spread of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday.
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Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympic games will harm global sports, says China
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 19 (ANI): After US President Joe Biden said that he is weighing a US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic games due to be held in Beijing, China said that the politicization of the Olympics will harm the global sports movement in the world.
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