Dmitry Medvedev on Monday blasted the International Olympic Committee's decision not to invite 15 Russian athletes and staff who had their life bans for doping lifted to the Pyeongchang Games

Russian PM Medvedev slams IOC verdict

Bach said it had been a "long and difficult journey" to organise an Olympics in Korea, whose two sides are divided and remain technically at war

Pyeongchang Olympics brings 'real hope' to divided Koreas, says Bach

"I just really want kids out there to do something different, go against the colour barrier in the sports world," says Jordan Greenway.

Olympics: Hockey pioneer hopes to inspire black kids

South Korea has banned 36,000 foreigners from entering the country ahead of the Winter Olympics, citing security concerns

Winter Olympics: South Korea bans entry of 36k foreigners due to 'security concern'

Earlier, the IOC had said the athletes may be allowed to attend the Winter Games

No Winter Olympics for Russians whose life bans have been lifted, rules IOC

North Korea is to send its highest ranking official for years to the South amid an easing of tensions during the Winter Olympics

Top North Korean official to visit South Korea for Winter Olympics

Recently, Court for Arbitration in Sport overturned the life bans on 28 Russian athletes linked to doping, ruling them eligible for participation in the winter Olympics.

IOC: 13 Russians cleared of doping eligible for Games

Jagdish Singh will participate in the 15-km Nordic skiing freestyle event that is scheduled for February 16

Jagdish Singh books India rare Winter Olympics berth

The decision given by Court of Arbitration for Sport could allow some of the athletes to compete in this month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

CAS clears 28 Russians athletes of doping, Putin 'very glad'

The president said athletes faced "very difficult conditions" as a result of the scandal.

Sorry for not being able to shield you from doping scam: Putin to Russian athletes

The torch relay kicked off under the slogan 'Let Everyone Shine' on 1st November 2017

The Winter Olympic torch relay: From land to sky 'Let Everyone Shine'

To overcome communication issues the South's sports authorities put together a list of the different vocabularies and distributed it to the players

Winter Olympics: Unified Korean ice hockey team lost in translation

The ice hockey squad comprises of 23 South Korean players and 12 North Koreans.

North Korea won't hold joint Olympic performance on own soil: South Korea

There were reports of both countries coming together to host a joint skating and ice-hockey team but it hasn't been confirmed.

North Korea to send 230 cheerleaders for Winter Olympics

The delegation is scheduled to begin arriving in South Korea on Jan 25

Koreas to form unified ice hockey team, march together at Winter Olympics

The United States and close allies agreed on tougher "maritime interdiction" to prevent North Korea from evading nuclear sanctions

World should not be naive about North Korea's 'charm offensive': Japan

The military build-up comes even as both Koreas engage in talks over the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

US moves aircraft carries, B-2 bombers to Pacific ahead of Winter Olympics in South Korea

North Korea has violated the nuclear code of conduct constantly but IOC appeared to be lenient. If banning a country for corruption and barring another for doping is genuine then why is North Korea getting such leverage

Opinion: When politics & Olympics collide: Games IOC loves to play

The only North Koreans to qualify for the Winter Olympics, Ryom Tae-Ok, 19, and Kim Ju-Sik, 25, missed the registration 30th October deadline

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics: 2 North Korean skaters seek date with destiny at 'peace games'

Going by its play-book, NK extended the olive branch, to ease the mounting pressure, buy time, extract some freebies from ROK and try to drive a wedge between Seoul and Washington.

Opinion: North Korea is fooling all with promises of peace talks

North Korea will send its athletes to the Winter Olympics in the South after their first formal talks in more than two years

North Korea to attend Olympics in rival South

The South, meanwhile, proposed holding reunions during next month's Winter Olympics for families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War.

North Korea offers to send high-level delegation to Olympics during talks with South Korea

Unification minister Cho Myung-Gyun who is leading the delegation

North and South Korea begin talks in truce village

'We will be as flexible as we can be,' an IOC spokesman said

North Korea 'likely to participate' in Winter Olympics, IOC extends deadline

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