Abhinav Bindra to be a torch-bearer for next 2026 Winter OlympicsCelebrated Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has been entrusted with the honor of carrying the torch for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter...
22 Oct, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
Beijing's Olympics close, ending safe but odd global momentInternationally, many critiqued them as the "authoritarian Olympics" and denounced the IOC for holding them in concert with a government ac...
20 Feb, 2022, 01.55 PM IST
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
Beijing 2022 organisers ease COVID-19 curbs for Games-related personnelThe changes, which take immediate effect, include easing the threshold for being designated positive for COVID-19 from PCR tests, and reduc...
24 Jan, 2022, 03.33 PM IST
Britain considers ministerial boycott of 2022 Beijing OlympicsAn outright ban on ministerial and diplomatic representation at the Winter Games remains a possibility, the report said. A spokesperson for...
08 Dec, 2021, 07.32 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
'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
- Olympics-Asia would welcome third straight Winter Olympics: OCA chief
OLYMPICS-2026/SAPPORO:Olympics-Asia would welcome third straight Winter Olympics: OCA chief
22 Feb, 2017, 05.24 AM IST
- North Korea will be at Pyeongchang Games says IOC member
OLYMPICS-PYEONGCHANG-NORTHKOREA:North Korea will be at Pyeongchang Games says IOC member
18 Feb, 2017, 09.14 AM IST
- Olympics-North Korea will be at Pyeongchang Games says IOC member
OLYMPICS-PYEONGCHANG/NORTHKOREA:Olympics-North Korea will be at Pyeongchang Games says IOC member
18 Feb, 2017, 09.09 AM IST
- UPDATE 1-China's Alibaba becomes major sponsor of Olympics
DAVOS-MEETING/OLYMPICS-ALIBABA (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-China's Alibaba becomes major sponsor of Olympics
19 Jan, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
Beijing - the favorite to host the 2022 Winter Olympics - has an awkward snow problemBeijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan are the only two cities bidding on the 2022 Olympics after several European cities with democratically elect...
03 Jun, 2015, 01.04 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