The Beijing Winter Olympics arrived much like the Tokyo Summer Games: shrouded in uncertainty. Thanks to the rapid spread of the coronavirus and its new omicron variant, the need to contain the spread remained a priority, leading officials to make the international...
As the world counts down until the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, we also find ourselves in familiar territory. Much like the Tokyo Summer Olympics, the threat of the global pandemic looms large over the entirety of the international sporting competition. Most didn’t...
Everyone loves an underdog story, particularly in the world of sport. We want to see the newcomer triumph over the top-seed, for the doors to be opened to someone who previously thought such lofty goals were too far out of reach. When it comes to such tales of...
After news broke that the US would not send any officials or diplomats to attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, Australia has since announced it will do the same, staging a formal boycott of the Games over China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur minorities in the...
The Beijing Winter Olympics may have only just started, but already the event is being hit by a number of athlete complaints.
As China records its first locally transmitted case of Omicron, the Beijing Winter Olympics will now be off-limits to the general public in efforts to contain the spread.
Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme. Get on up: it’s bobsled time!
Both the US and Australia have confirmed it will not send any diplomats or officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics in protest against human rights abuses.
