China's Xi: 'I don't care' how many golds China wins at Beijing GamesChina has invested heavily in winter sports since winning the right to host the Games in 2015, and will also be lifted by what is tradition...
26 Jan, 2022, 03.12 PM IST
Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to 'selected' spectatorsBeijing had already announced that no fans from outside the country would be permitted at the events, and had not offered tickets to the ge...
17 Jan, 2022, 07.51 PM 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
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
China chides Biden for considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing OlympicsPresident Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday that he is mulling a US diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing.
20 Nov, 2021, 01.30 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
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
- London woos Chinese investment in 2012 Olympic Games
London, host of the 2012 Games, will woo Chinese firms for investment in the British capital's massive expansion plans.
27 Aug, 2008, 12.24 PM IST
- Chinese president holds grand luncheon to welcome guests
Chinese President Hu Jintao held a grand luncheon Friday for the heads of state and government, royals, and other eminent guests for the op...
08 Aug, 2008, 07.35 PM IST
- Rathore to be India's flag bearer in Beijing
Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was on Monday named the flag bearer of the Indian contingent for the Beijing Ga...
04 Aug, 2008, 03.07 PM IST
- Beijing's bad air days to end?
There is still a lingering worry, however, that the opening ceremony on August 8 might be hampered by heavy rains or thunder storms.
03 Aug, 2008, 07.50 PM IST
- Cloud of pollution hangs heavy over Olympics Village
The Chinese capital was shrouded in a thick, gray haze of pollution, just 12 days before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
28 Jul, 2008, 12.00 PM IST
- China to issue commemorative note to mark Beijing Olympic
China would issue a commemorative note with a face value of 10 Yuan (USD 1.46) from Tuesday to mark the Beijing Olympic Games, the country'...
06 Jul, 2008, 09.52 PM IST
- MTV China acquires landing rights for Beijing Olympic Village
MTV Networks China has received exclusive landing rights into the Beijing Olympic Village at the Beijing Olympics 2008.
06 May, 2008, 07.18 PM IST
- IOC mulls abandoning international routes in future
China condemned protests that disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London and Paris as despicable, but vowed Tuesday to continue the relay ...
08 Apr, 2008, 10.21 AM IST
- Beijing Olympics should go on, says Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama on Sunday firmly backed the Beijing Olympics despite the Chinese crackdown on Tibetan protesters that prompted demands for b...
24 Mar, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Athletes to follow IOC's rules after free speech scandal:BEIJING
Beijing Olympic organizers said on Tuesday all athletes should follow International Olympic Committee rules governing political and religio...
12 Feb, 2008, 09.23 AM IST