France’s Clement Noel wins men’s slalom gold at Winter Olympics
Issued on: 16/02/2022 – 07:57 Clement Noel claimed France’s first alpine skiing gold medal of the Beijing Olympics when he won the men’s slalom on...
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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei: Western boycott of Beijing Olympics is ‘a joke’
Issued on: 15/02/2022 – 16:09 He is the most famous Chinese dissident and one of the best-known contemporary artists in the world. Ai Weiwei was harassed...
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Figure skating favourite Valieva cleared to compete in Games despite doping
Issued on: 14/02/2022 – 09:23 Aged just 15, Russian prodigy Kamila Valieva came to Beijing favourite for figure skating Olympic gold. Instead, she is embroiled...
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Games testers confirm Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned substance
Issued on: 11/02/2022 – 07:14 Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Games testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now...
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Frenchman Fillon Maillet wins 20km biathlon gold at Winter Olympics
Issued on: 08/02/2022 – 10:54 A storming display of skiing helped Quentin Fillon Maillet of France to bounce back from two misses on the shooting...
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Winter Olympics puts brands under pressure over rights abuses in China
Brands such as Coca-Cola, Airbnb and Visa have paid millions to sponsor the Winter Games, which began Friday in Beijing. In doing so, rights groups say they are...
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Beijing Winter Olympics set to open, overshadowed by Covid fears and human rights concerns
Issued on: 04/02/2022 – 07:21 A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and taking place inside a strict Covid-secure bubble will officially begin in Beijing...
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Tibetans protest against Beijing Games outside Olympic Committee HQ
Issued on: 04/02/2022 – 04:50 Around 500 Tibetans marched outside the International Olympic Committee headquarters on Thursday, led by an activist on skis dragging the...
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New cases among Winter Olympics staff put China’s zero-Covid strategy to the test
Issued on: 03/02/2022 – 07:25 A total of 55 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 2, the chair of the Beijing...