2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: British skier, American figure-skating coach slam China’s human rights record

The Games officially open Friday but the lead-up has been overshadowed by concerns about rights in China, especially the fate of the Muslim Uyghur minority.

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event details, participants, Indian athletes and all you need to know

Embroiled in controversy and hassled by the onslaught of COVID-19, China is now just a few days away from hosting the event that is to grapple with the political boycott of the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: IOC chief Bach says controversial Games ‘will change winter sports forever’

China has little tradition of winter sports but has consistently said that staging the Olympics will help inspire 300 million people in the world's most populous nation to "engage" in ski and ice pursuits.

Speak out against 'genocide games': Activists urge athletes participating in Beijing Olympics

Over a million Uyghurs have been confined in reeducation camps in Xinjiang region of China. Activists say China is trying to whitewash this repression of Uyghurs, referred as 'genocide' by US, through the Games

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: China mandates 3-day Olympic torch relay amid virus concerns

Beijing's Deputy Sports Director Yang Haibin said safety was the "top priority," with the pandemic, venue preparations and the possibility of forest fires in Beijing's cold, dry climate all factored in.

Explained: How China plans to host 'Zero COVID' Beijing Winter Olympics

Athletes and other participants including team staff and journalists need to be fully vaccinated. Participants will have to go into isolation at a dedicated hotel, if they test positive but remain asymptomatic

Winter Olympics 2022: North Korea says US boycott of Beijing Games 'insult' to Olympic spirit

North Korean Olympic and sports bodies criticised the boycott in a letter to their Chinese counterparts, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'

As at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, postponed by a year to 2021, the IOC will bid to reach a balance between health and safety and sporting fairness.

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Norway predicted to top medal table again

Norway is predicted to win 22 gold medals and 45 overall. More than half of Norway's medals are predicted to come in cross country skiing and biathlon.

Sports in 2022: Major sporting events in 2022 to look forward to

Here's a look at the biggest sporting events in 2022 that will keep sports fans in India and the world hooked.