Award-winning Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan has been chosen to direct the official film of the upcoming Winter Olympics here in Beijing.

chief director of the Olympic Opening Ceremony ©Getty ImagesIn 2016, his first English movie, Born in China

Olympic gold medallist Eric Staal headlines Canada’s 25-man ice hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, following the withdrawal of National Hockey League (NHL) players from the Games.

in the Chinese capital.Canada, the nine-time Olympic champions, will face the US, Germany and hosts China

Worldwide Olympic Partner Airbnb has partnered with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to offer travel grants to athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.

the Athlete365 website.Airbnb has come under pressure from the Congressional Executive Commission on China

Human Rights Watch have launched a video series with Chinese-Australian artist Badiucao, protesting censorship of athletes at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

have all been criticised.Badiucao is releasing five videos, with three already available, accusing China

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has become the first foreign dignitary to hold face-to-face talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for nearly two years after completing his three-day self-imposed isolation here in Beijing.

during a visit to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse ©Ministry of Foreign AffairsXi promised Bach that China

congratulated Xi on achieving his goal of bringing winter sports to more than 300 million people in China

Organisers of the Australian Open will allow fans to sport "Where is Peng Shuai?" t-shirts at the tournament after performing a U-turn on its ban following widespread criticism.

save for a few stage-managed appearances.The Women's Tennis Association, which pulled all events from China

Australia, South Korea and Japan all progressed to the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup with group stage wins, but notably India withdrew from the tournament after being deemed unable to field a sufficient team due to several positive COVID-19 cases.

were declared null and void, wiping out their 0-0 draw with Iran.This leaves Iran with a 7-0 defeat to China

t-shirts protesting the Peng Shuai scandal as "pathetic", accusing Tennis Australia of "capitulating" to China

), well we know where they are and just really capitulating on this issue from the Aussies, letting China

2022Peng, a two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, has been the centre of a scandal in her home nation China

Discovery's President of Sports Andrew Georgiou has vowed not to "shy away" from human rights issues during its coverage of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, although insisted that the focus will remain on athletes.

There is no doubt it [human rights in China] is a massively important issue," he said."

tennis player Peng Shuai, have also come under scrutiny in the build-up to Beijing 2022.In Xinjiang, China

Ski-slope building experts have downplayed concerns over the safety of man-made snow prior to the Winter Olympics here.

I've done eight Olympic Games, and there's been snowmaking at every one of them," Fitzgerald told China

snowmaking system," Davide Cerato, who is head of snowmaking and slope development in Zhangjiakou, told China

The three Olympic Villages - two in Beijing and one in Zhangjiakou - are now welcoming athletes for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, 12 days before the Opening Ceremony.

Switzerland.Officials from more than 20 teams were present according to Chinese state news outlet CGTN, including China

freestyle skiing and snowboarding, biathlon, ski jumping and cross-country skiing, has set up its own China

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported 72 positive COVID-19 tests in China during the

Hosts India face being kicked out of the Women's Asian Cup after failing to field a team for today's game versus Chinese Taipei, owing to COVID-19 issues.

Wang Shuang gifts herself 2️⃣ goals on her birthday as China steer past Iran in #WAC2022 Group A!

Approximately 4,000 participants have featured in a full-scale rehearsal for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium in the Chinese capital.

2022 because of COVID-19 concerns, while tickets will not be made available to the general public in China

Tennis Australia has defended the confiscating of t-shirts and a banner posing the question "Where is Peng Shuai?" at the Australian Open, despite claiming the player's safety is its "primary concern".

the former world number one praising the WTA’s handling of the case.The WTA pulled all events from China