Beijing 2022

BEIJING: Beijing's Winter Paralympics open Friday under the shadow of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, with questions remaining over whether athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus will be barred from participating in the Games. As the first…

BEIJING: Kamila Valieva finished fourth in the Olympic women's figure skating final on Thursday after her error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold, as a doping scandal took its toll on the 15-year-old.…

BEIJING: There will be no medal ceremony for the women's singles figure skating at the Beijing Olympics if Russia's Kamila Valieva finishes in the top three, the IOC said on Monday. There will also be no ceremony for the team event, won by…

BEIJING: India's lone participant in the Winter Olympics, alpine skier Arif Khan, finished 45th in the giant slalom event on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir clocked a combined time of 2 minute 47.24…

ZHANGJIAKOU: Denise Herrmann held her nerve to win the gold medal for Germany in a thrilling women's 15km pursuit race at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, with Anais Chevalier-Bouchet of France taking silver Norway's Marte Olsbu Roieseland…

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping declared the Beijing Winter Olympics open Friday as China tried to turn the page on a build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns, Covid and a US-led diplomatic boycott. Fireworks exploded over the "Bird's…

By Associated Press BEIJING: The president of the International Olympic Committee sought to play down concerns about the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai on Thursday while also saying he planned to go ahead…

NEW DELHI: The Beijing Winter Olympics drew a frosty reception in India on Wednesday after a Chinese soldier involved in a deadly Himalayan skirmish took part in the traditional torch relay. Qi Fabao, a regiment commander for the People's…

BEIJING: Mixed doubles curling opened competition in the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine, and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin, loomed over an event already transformed by the…

MUMBAI: Beijing Winter Olympics-bound Indian skier Arif Khan, who will participate in two events, is aiming a modest top-30 finish in the showpiece which begins on Friday. The 31-year-old Khan is the lone Indian participant in the February…