The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) will require all athletes, employees and contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 1 - and its entire delegation for Beijing 2022 must be inoculated against the virus.

Olympic medallists Nico Porteous and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott are among the first five athletes to be named in the New Zealand team for Beijing 2022.

The Japanese public is divided over whether the country should host the Olympic and Paralympic Games again, a new survey has found.

Russia has described a potential diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing by the United States as "nonsense".

The Olympic Flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is set to begin its journey from Ancient Olympia, watched only by officials and guests due to the "dangers posed by COVID-19".

Beijing 2022 has unveiled the official motto for the next Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, "Together for a Shared Future", at a ceremony at the Capital Museum today.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced it will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to athletes who are set to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games under a similar programme that was in place at Tokyo 2020.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to attend the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after accepting an invitation from Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Construction work at a new arena which will host ice hockey matches at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo is set to begin in autumn next year, according to city officials.

The Squaw Valley ski resort, which hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, will be officially renamed ahead of the 2021-2022 winter season to Palisades Tahoe to remove a derogatory term for Native American women, it has been announced.

The Austrian Luge Federation’s (ÖRV) head coach and sports director René Friedl has set his sights on picking up medals in each of the luge events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as his team ramp up their preparations for the forthcoming International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup season.

The International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - due to take place in Tianjin fewer than two weeks before the Winter Olympics begin in the same country, China - have been cancelled.

Hailey Swirbul, the United States’ breakthrough star in cross-country skiing, has said she hopes the forthcoming International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup will help her prepare for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Nick Galli, US Speedskating mental skills coach, has said he will not be trying to fool anyone that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be like any other competition.