‘Doubt we will see fair play’:German fears COVID-19 tests could be manipulated at Winter Games

‘Doubt we will see fair play’:German fears COVID-19 tests could be manipulated at Winter Games

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.

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Denver once did the unthinkable – it won the Olympics only to give it back

Denver once did the unthinkable – it won the Olympics only to give it back

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.

  • byLes Carpenter
Burner phones on the cards for Australia’s Winter Olympians in Beijing

Burner phones on the cards for Australia’s Winter Olympians in Beijing

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.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Australia’s winter Olympians target bronze,silver and gold

Australia’s winter Olympians target bronze,silver and gold

‘One of each’ is the aim when Australia’s 44 Olympic athletes head to the winter Games in Beijing.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Burner phones and free-speech threats:Olympians brace for ‘joyless’ Games in Beijing
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Burner phones and free-speech threats:Olympians brace for ‘joyless’ 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.

  • byBarry Svrluga
Australia backs athletes’ right to speak out,labels Beijing’s threats ‘very concerning’
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Australia backs athletes’ right to speak out,labels Beijing’s threats ‘very concerning’

Sports Minister Richard Colbeck says Australian athletes should be free to express their political opinions at the Winter Olympics next month.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
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‘Certain punishment’:Beijing warns Olympians against protesting

‘Certain punishment’:Beijing warns Olympians against protesting

In comments labelled “chilling” and “despicable”,the Beijing Olympic Committee said offending speech could break Chinese laws.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
‘Put on a great show’:Jamaica’s four-man bobsled team to make Olympic return

‘Put on a great show’:Jamaica’s four-man bobsled team to make Olympic return

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.

  • byMatt Bonesteel
Flight attendants at centre of Hong Kong COVID outbreak arrested

Flight attendants at centre of Hong Kong COVID outbreak arrested

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.

  • byZen Soo
Tortured and isolated in a Chinese jail,Yang Hengjun has ‘no regrets’

Tortured and isolated in a Chinese jail,Yang Hengjun has ‘no regrets’

The Chinese-Australian writer says his plight has allowed him to put a spotlight on China’s legal system.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Beijing’s rocky road to the 2022 Winter Games

Beijing’s rocky road to the 2022 Winter Games

Fresh from imperilling one Olympic Games in Tokyo last year,COVID-19 has its tentacles around another.

  • byEryk Bagshaw