![President Xi Jinping and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing on Friday night, Feb 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]](https://d1b3667xvzs6rz.cloudfront.net/2022/02/61fd38f8a310cdd3d82b0b14-385x218.jpeg "Xi declares Beijing Olympic Winter Games open 1")
President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Friday night at the National Stadium in Beijing and declared the Games open. Xi waved to the Chinese delegation as they walked into the arena.
Calgary, Stockholm and an Italian bid involving Cortina D’Ampezzo and Milan have been named as the official candidates for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Comittee ratified the bids on Tuesday.The IOC members have formally backed the three bids recommended last week by their executive board, dropping Turkey's Erzurum. The election timetable has been …
Seven cities from three continents have put themselves forward to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. First-time bidders Turkey are among the nations to have expressed an interest in following Beijing 2022.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a statement on Tuesday that Austria (Graz), Canada (Calgary), Italy (Cortina d’Ampezzo/Turin/Milan), Japan (Sapporo), Sweden, (Stockholm), Switzerland (Sion) …
Germany’s Laura Dahlmeier has sealed her second gold in Pyeongchang, claiming victory in the women’s biathlon 10km pursuit. Stay up-to-date with the latest action from Day 3 of the Winter Olympics here!*****Refresh the page for the latest updates***** 11.50 Coming Up: Women’s luge and men’s moguls The women’s luge is about to begin. It’s not …
Biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has collected Germany’s first gold medal of the Pyeongchang winter games, winning the 7.5 kilometer sprint. Follow all the action with updates from DW’s live blog!+++Refresh the page for live updates from the Winter Olympics+++ All times are Central European Time (CET) 13:48 — Women’s Ice Hockey: Not a great debut for …
A year out from the 2018 Winter Olympics and everything in Pyeongchang seems under control. Stadiums are built, tickets are ready and events are decided but not everyone in South Korea is convinced it’ll all go smoothly.Whatever weird or wonderful display serves as an opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Games on February 9 next year, …
Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren says his team established the pattern “beyond a reasonable doubt.” He told reporters in Toronto that Russia’s secret service, sports ministry and its anti-doping agency were all involved.
