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US-based group backs Uyghur, Tibetan activists protesting against rights v
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], February 21 (ANI): A US-based rights organization has expressed solidarity with Uyghur, Tibetan and Ladakhi human rights advocates protesting the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Taiwan 'firmly oppose' Beijing's designs at Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 20 (ANI): After an Olympics spokeswoman used a news event for remarks on Taiwan and Xinjiang, Taipei on Friday rebuked Chinese 'propaganda' at Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Taiwan orders probe into Taiwanese athlete wearing Chinese uniform before
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 20 (ANI): Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang has ordered an investigation on Sunday into a Taiwanese speed skater Huang Yu-ting who posted a video of herself wearing a Chinese uniform shortly before the Beijing Winter Olympics began.
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China may start conflict in Taiwan Strait to divert attention from domesti
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 20 (ANI): Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said that China could start a conflict in the Taiwan Strait to distract attention from its domestic crises.
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Finland beat Russians 2-1 to clinch historic
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 20 (ANI): Finland on Sunday claimed men's Olympics ice hockey gold, the first-ever for their nation, beating Russian Olympic Committee 2-1 at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing.
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IOC Athletes' Commission re-elect Terho as chair, Walker elected as second
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 19 (ANI): Meeting in Beijing following the election of two new members, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission (AC) on Friday re-elected Emma Terho (Finland, ice hockey) as its Chair and Seung Min Ryu (Republic of Korea, table tennis) as firs
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Defending champions Russia to play with Finl
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 19 (ANI): After a pair of thrilling semi-final matches on Friday, it will be defending champions ROC against Finland in Sunday's gold medal men's ice hockey game at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Censorship mars Beijing Olympics, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Chinese government censorship seriously marred the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday and added that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and corporate sponsors have not spoken out about the government's human rights r
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: IOC President was 'very disturbed' after see
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 18 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Friday said he was very disturbed after watching the performance of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in the women's free skate at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in which the 1
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Beijing 2022: China's Eileen Gu bags halfpipe gold, becomes first freeskie
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): Eileen Gu on Friday won the women's halfpipe gold medal at Beijing 2022 to clinch her second gold medal at the games, and a historic third Olympic freeskiing medal.
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Anna Shcherbakova claims figure skating gold
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 18 (ANI): World champion figure skater Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) clinched the women's gold medal at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Thursday.
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After 4 months delay, Pakistan allows Indian humanitarian relief passage t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): Contradicting its own stated policy, while pleading to the international community for rushing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan took four months to allow Indian humanitarian relief for Afghans.
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