The three-day torch relay for the Beijing Olympics, shortened considerably because of concerns about the coronavirus, started Wednesday with an 80-year-old former speedskater carrying the flame.
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McCarthy, China Task Force Republicans demand Olympic Committee inform athletes about security risks, genocide
Top Republicans in the House have called on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to not only keep American athletes safe while competing in the Winter Games but to properly inform them of …
China Has Fewer COVID Cases Than Any Nation, Games Are Safe, Official Says
Medical adviser Brian McCloskey said the goal of the closed loop where the athletes are kept was not to have zero COVID-19 cases but to have zero spread.
NBC’s China Challenge: Fraught Beijing Olympics Make Tokyo Look Tame
NBC was presented with unprecedented challenges when covering the Tokyo Summer Olympics amid COVID-19 but without spectators in the stands last year. But as The Hollywood Reporter writes, the U.S.
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi to testify at hearing on China Thursday
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will testify Thursday before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China — a day before the opening of the Beijing Olympics.
These Dominant Athletes May Be Competing in Beijing for the Last Time
Shaun White has already said that Beijing will be his last Olympics and it may also be it for others who have dominated their respective sports.
Olympics-Curling kicks off Beijing Games ahead of Putin-Xi main event
Mixed doubles curling opened competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine, and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin, loomed over an …
China Fortifies Its Borders With a ‘Southern Great Wall,’ Citing Covid-19
An extensive buildup of barriers along China’s 3,000-mile southern border is under way, according to public documents, official statements and interviews with residents, ostensibly to battle Covid-19 …
China’s early Lunar New Year box office sales strong despite coronavirus outbreaks, ticket prices
China’s Lunar New Year box office revenue topped 2.3 billion yuan (US$361 million) by Wednesday, despite pricy tickets and virus outbreaks Though sales are down from last year, cinemas have filled up …
China’s Shenzhen reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
South China’s metropolis of Shenzhen reported three new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case on Wednesday, the municipal health commission has said. The new cases …
Olympic athletes face many doping, virus tests in Beijing
Alongside the daily collection of coronavirus samples, the athletes at the Beijing Olympics also have to contend with the usual doping tests — both in and out of competition. The 2,900 or so …
China can win Covid-19 battle – but don’t rush things, top Chinese disease experts warn
The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic will be over gradually and China is well placed to handle it, two of the country’s top respiratory experts said. However, both also warned against a rushed approach …
Dating app Grindr disappears from app stores China amid internet clean-up campaign
Grindr’s removal came just two days after China vowed to renew a month-long round of campaigns to police illegal and inappropriate content.
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