So why is Beijing holding another Olympics?There's a simple answer. Potential hosts in Europe - as many as six including favorites like Norway and Sweden - dropped out of the bidding...
12 Feb, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
Google Doodle celebrates opening of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with a cartoon animationGoogle on Friday displayed an animated doodle on its homepage to celebrate the beginning of the event.
04 Feb, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
India pulls out envoy from Beijing Olympics ceremoniesIndia is particularly upset because unlike the West, it kept Chinese sensitivities in mind and backed the Winter Olympic Games, highly plac...
04 Feb, 2022, 09.27 AM IST
China warns US over Ukraine, 'interfering' in Winter OlympicsBeijing hopes to turn next week's Games into a soft power triumph.
27 Jan, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
India to participate in Beijing Winter Olympics sans high-level political presenceNew Delhi had made it clear earlier that it will not be joining calls from the West to boycott the Olympics although there is tension with ...
17 Jan, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
Can China win back global opinion before the Winter Olympics? Does it even want to?There had been pressure for Western governments to announce a boycott for months over the Chinese party-state's treatment of the Uyghurs an...
28 Dec, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Canada joins US, allies in Beijing Olympics boycottBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he opposed boycotts involving athletes but that Britain would effectively be boycotting the Olymp...
09 Dec, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Why does Beijing have the Olympics again?The answer is simple. Potential cities in Europe - as many as six - dropped out of the bidding in the wake of the doping-scandal-ridden 201...
07 Dec, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
China threatens 'countermeasures' if US boycotts OlympicsCNN and NBC cited unnamed sources Sunday as saying the diplomatic boycott -- meaning no US government officials would attend the Games, but...
06 Dec, 2021, 10.49 PM IST
US likely to announce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter OlympicsThe move would allow the US to send a message on the world stage to China without preventing US athletes from competing.
06 Dec, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
India’s support for Beijing Winter Olympics shows it is not natural US ally: Chinese state mediaIndia has strengthened its collaboration with the US, as well as its allies such as Japan and Australia, while India's cooperation with Chi...
29 Nov, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
Xi's “good friend” Putin to attend Beijing Winter Olympics amid US diplomatic boycott plansPutin's visit to Beijing to take part in the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in February next year will make him the first state leader to...
23 Nov, 2021, 08.34 PM IST
Beijing offering COVID-19 booster shots ahead of OlympicsChina has been accused of covering up the initial outbreak and stymying investigations into the coronavirus' origins, although it said earl...
22 Oct, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
'Shameless lies', says China slamming Pelosi's call for boycott of Beijing Winter OlympicsChina is currently facing widespread allegations of "genocide" in Xinjiang province where over million Muslim Uygurs were reportedly held i...
19 May, 2021, 08.03 PM IST
Nikki Haley and top Republican leaders call for US boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in ChinaIt is no secret that China wants to use the Winter Olympics as part of its "massive communist propaganda campaign," Haley, a former US amba...
27 Feb, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Jackie Chan lends his voice to China's Olympic bidThe bid committee in China hoping to bring the 2022 Winter Olympics to Beijing has roped in Jackie Chan to record a song that will be used ...
14 Mar, 2015, 01.50 PM IST
China stakes bid for 2022 Winter OlympicsThe bid by the 2008 Summer Olympics host was formally announced by Chinese officials at Sochi in Russia, where the Winter Games are being h...
09 Feb, 2014, 04.34 PM IST