The northwest Chinese province of Qinghai is seeing a boost in sports tourism ahead of the nation's hosting of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
An ice park has been constructed in the Chinese city of Changchun in celebration of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
The co-host city of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Zhangjiakou, plans to increase its annual hydrogen production capacity to 10,000 tonnes prior to the event in two years’ time.
The pre-homologation of the sliding sports venue for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing has been rearranged for later this year, having recently been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Ski resorts in Zhangjiakou, the city due to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games with Beijing, are among those set to receive emergency bank loans to help them get through the coronavirus crisis that started in China and has now spread around the world.
Beijing 2022 claims it has suffered only a small dip in sales of merchandise during the coronavirus crisis that has gripped China.
International consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Beijing-based Suirui Group have been added to the official sponsorship programme for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.
A group of American Senators have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to relocate the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games out of China due to reported human rights violations in the country.
The construction of venues for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics remains on track despite the coronavirus outbreak, officials have said.
Milan, host city for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been impacted by the coronavirus crisis, with a number of American airlines cancelling flights to the Italian city.
Two-time Olympic fencing champion Diana Bianchedi is one of two new appointees to the Management Committee of the Organising Committee for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, it has been announced.
It will soon be possible to ski for for 40 kilometres in the same direction in Cortina d’Ampezzo, once new lifts have been installed.
Coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games was discussed at the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) World Broadcaster Meeting in Madrid.
A final decision on the future of San Siro is expected following a meeting between officials from AC Milan and Inter Milan later this month.
A new project entitled "Carousel of the Dolomites" has been announced ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, with an investment worth around €100 million (£83,000/$108,000).
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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