The hundred day countdown begins, IOC releases its playbook, and an interview with USA Today’s Dan Wolken
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China faces another COVID-19 spike, begins child vaccine rollout
For the fourth time this year, Chinese health authorities are taking swift measures to contain a small Delta-driven spike of COVID-19. With just over 100 days until the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the capital announced especially strict requirements for visitors to enter.
2021-22 CBA season tips off looking radically different than recent past
China’s COVID-19 restrictions have taken the air out of its top domestic basketball league: Only five foreign players are currently signed with CBA teams. One of those, however, is a familiar name: Jeremy Lin, who is back with the Beijing Ducks.
Foreign athletes arrive in Beijing for Olympics test events
Meanwhile: Wu Lei's 95th-minute goal gives China 3-2 win over Vietnam in crucial World Cup qualifier.
Strict COVID rules expected for Beijing Winter Olympics
China has received internal pushback from the IOC and various national Olympic committees about potential quarantine measures for athletes.
The NHL returns to the Olympics, China’s men’s ice hockey team, the Beijing 2022 bubble, and much more
One of the marquee events of the Winter Olympics got a boost this week when the NHL announced its players would play in the ice...
Calls intensify for a boycott of Beijing 2022
Lots of people don't want China to host the Winter Olympics.
U.S. edges out China in Olympic gold medals
China brought home 38 gold medals from the Tokyo Olympics, while the U.S. pulled ahead at the last minute with 39. Here’s a review of the intense final day of competition, and a preview of the next Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024.
Tokyo Olympics roundup: China comes up just short, trouble with weightlifting, and a new Axios poll on the Beijing Games
The Tokyo Games wrapped up with a flurry of gold for the USA. That means China comes in second in the official medal table. Should...