The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing attracted the smallest prime-time audience since NBC Universal began broadcasting the games, according to viewership figures released by the network, amid a period of changing TV viewing habits.

NBC Universal draws worst Olympic ratings with Beijing Games 2022

Ukrainian bobsledder Lidiia Hunko has tested positive for a prohibited substance during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday.

Beijing Olympics: Ukrainian bobsledder Lidiia Hunko tests positive for banned substance, says ITA

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet of France managed the rough shooting conditions brilliantly to hold off a twin Norwegian challenge and blaze to victory in the women's Olympic 12.

Beijing Olympics: Braisaz-Bouchet overcomes rough shooting conditions, wins gold in 12.5 km mass start

The doping case of American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, who missed the Tokyo Olympics due to a one-month ban, is different from that of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.

American sprinter Richardson's case 'different' from Kamila Valieva's: International Olympic Committee

Indian alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan ended his campaign at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with a DNF (Did Not Finish) in the men's slalom event on Wednesday.

Beijing Winter Olympics: India's campaign ends as Mohammad Arif Khan records DNF in slalom

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva dominated the ice on Tuesday night, fighting back tears as she completed a skate that put her at the top of the short programme standings.

Russian Skater Kamila Valieva tops short programme standings in figure skating despite doping scandal

The organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics said on Tuesday they want to make sure the doping case of Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva, which has rocked the Beijing Olympics, does not cast a shadow on their own Summer Games.

Paris Olympics organisers to ensure Kamila Valieva case to not happen again

The 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who has found herself amidst the doping scandal at the Winter Games defended her positive drug test by saying it was caused by a mix-up with her grandfather's medication, an Olympic official said on Tuesday.

Beijing Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva argued positive drug test was mix-up with grandfather's heart medication

India's Arif Khan on Sunday finished 45th out of 89 participants in the men's giant slalom event at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The Jammu and Kashmir-born Indian skier finished in 2:47.

Beijing Olympics 2022: Swiss skier Marco Odermatt bags gold, India's Arif Khan settles at 45th in giant slalom

If the 2022 Winter Olympics wasn’t politicised enough over some countries refusing to send delegates to Beijing over human rights concerns, China seems to have taken a notch higher by selecting a PLA soldier, who was involved in the border clash with India, to become the torchbearer at Olympic Torch Relay on Wednesday.

Mixing sports with politics? Chinese soldier involved in Galwan clash becomes torchbearer at Winter Olympics

Beijing Winter Olympics: Jackie Chan, Wu Jingyu star in 3-day torch relay for mega event

Britain`s Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat prevailed over Swedish duo Almida de Val and Oskar Eriksson as the mixed doubles curling competition kicked off the 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Aquatics Centre on Wednesday.

Winter Olympics, Curling competition: Britain, China claim victories as Beijing action gets under way

From Beijing Olympics to Indo-Pak series: When politics and sports collided

China`s meticulous plans to prevent an Olympics-seeded COVID-19 outbreak by sealing all participants inside a "closed loop" for the upcoming Winter Games will be tested by the emergence of the highly infectious Omicron variant.

Omicron variant, spreading at rapid pace, set to test Beijing Winter Games bubble

China detected its highest single-day rise of Covid cases in 21 months with 206 new infections, including 158 locally transmitted ones, the country’s health commission said on Sunday.

China reports 206 new COVID-19 infections, highest in 21 months

Austria's leader says no high-ranking politicians from his country will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, but he says that is entirely because of coronavirus restrictions in China and is not a diplomatic protest.

Won't go to Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, but no protest, says Austrian leader

The Beijing Winter Olympics will mainly rely on temporary and chartered flights from cities such as Tokyo and Singapore to bring in athletes for the Games due to China`s tight travel curbs and amid concerns over COVID-19, an official said on Friday.

Beijing 2022 Games to bring in athletes on chartered, temporary flights

France has refused to join the diplomatic boycott of the winter Olympics that is scheduled to take place in Beijing, calling such a move “insignificant”. French President Emanuel Macron said that the boycott, led by the US and other western nations, is just a “symbolic step” and added that it won’t have any significant impact.

French President Macron calls diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics ‘insignificant’

France will not join a diplomatic boycott by other Western countries of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, Education and Sports Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said Thursday.

France minister confirms country will not join boycott of Beijing Olympics

Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as other allies weighed similar moves to protest China's human rights record.

Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games to protest human rights record

The United States has betrayed Olympic principles and will have to "pay a price" for its diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games in Beijing, China said on Tuesday, as key Western allies hesitated in deciding whether to follow the U.

US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022, key Western allies remain in two minds

U.S. politicians should stop calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to avoid hurting bilateral ties and China will take "countermeasures" if necessary, China`s foreign ministry said on Monday.

China threatens countermeasures if U.S. boycotts Beijing Winter Olympics

Australia is considering not sending any government officials to the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing next year amid growing calls from lawmakers for an official diplomatic boycott, the Sydney Morning Herald said in a report on Thursday.

Australia mulling diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Human rights activists protested as the Beijing 2022 Olympic flame was lit at Greece`s ancient Olympia on Monday, just over 100 days before the start of the Games in February.

Olympics: Beijing 2022 Games flame lit at Olympia amid human rights protests