The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games "Ice Ribbon" speed skating venue is due to host its first test events in June, after work on the main structure was completed.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games should look to the example of Lausanne 2020 to create an atmosphere that appeals to young people, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Christophe Dubi.
Chinese software company Qi An Xin has been named the official cyber security partner of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
The Chinese New Year and Great Wall of China are expected to be included in the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has set a deadline of the end of August for the National Hockey League (NHL) to confirm whether it will release its players to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
China has named a bumper 53-strong team of athletes for this month's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne as the country continues preparations to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
More than 610,000 people have applied to volunteer at the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, Chinese organisers have revealed.
The high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the co-host city of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, officially went into operation today.
A target of dramatically increasing the number of Para-ice hockey players in Australia with the aim of qualifying for the 2022 Paralympic Games in Beijing has been set following the signing of a new agreement.
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil has been removed from the Chinese versions of video games after he criticised the country's treatment of Uighur Muslims.
Mars Wrigley-owned chocolate bar brand Snickers has become the official chocolate of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, it has been announced.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch has claimed the Chinese population are enthusiastic about winter sports as the country seeks to meet ambitious Beijing 2022 legacy targets.
Hosts Croatia edged through to the third round of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s pre-qualifying for the Beijing 2022 Games as they beat Serbia 2-1 in the final Group M match in Sisak.
The Netherlands thrashed Chinese Taipei today to make it two wins out of two in Group L of the Olympic ice hockey pre-qualification round two event in Barcelona.
Olympic silver medallist Max Parrot of Canada secured his first Snowboard World Cup victory since returning to action after beating cancer, triumphing in the men's big air event in Beijing.
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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