Snowboarding Germany president has expressed doubts about fair play at the Winter Olympics in Beijing,fearing that COVID-19 tests will be exploited to exclude strong athletes.
Fifty years ago,a group of activists did the unthinkable – they made Denver give up the 1976 Winter Olympics,forcing the IOC to find another host city.
Some Australian athletes will follow the leads of other countries and take burner phones to China because of cybersecurity fears,while others say they are not worried.
‘One of each’ is the aim when Australia’s 44 Olympic athletes head to the winter Games in Beijing.
When the Olympics are staged during normal times and in normal countries,athletes race to get there,beaming. It is a different story for the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.
Sports Minister Richard Colbeck says Australian athletes should be free to express their political opinions at the Winter Olympics next month.
In comments labelled “chilling” and “despicable”,the Beijing Olympic Committee said offending speech could break Chinese laws.
Jamaica has earned the final qualifying spot in the 28-team four-man competition next month in Beijing,and the team has used some interesting training methods.
The airline workers were accused of violating pandemic rules and causing the city’s Omicron outbreak,as Beijing announced tickets would not be publicly available for the Winter Olympics.
The Chinese-Australian writer says his plight has allowed him to put a spotlight on China’s legal system.
Fresh from imperilling one Olympic Games in Tokyo last year,COVID-19 has its tentacles around another.