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Ren pulls off marginal Short Track World Cup victory in Nagoya

  • Short Track

China's Ren Ziwei prevailed in the men's 1,000 metres race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup event in Nagoya after a photo finish and less than half a second separating the top four.

It's silver for China ?? and bronze for Hungary ??

Sofia Prosvirnova and Pavel Sitnikov of Russia bagged the mixed 2,000m relay in 2:43.202 to prevent China

relay.Made up of Dion, Charles Hamelin, Pierre-Gilles Jordan and Dubois, the team snuck in front of China


G20 Summit communique agreed after objections raised on Beijing 2022 reference

  • Beijing 2022

Members of the G20 have agreed on the wording of their communique on the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games following objections from the United States and Canada to a request from Beijing.

According to Politico, China wanted to include a reference to Beijing 2022 "as a symbol of humanity’s

plan to ‘sport wash’ their human rights abuses and embolden the actions of the Chinese authorities".China

Crimea prior to the Games.The US, the European Union, Canada and United Kingdom have each sanctioned China

this year regarding alleged abuses of human rights in Xinjiang, leading to China issuing similar sanctions

in response.Two G20 members were certain to oppose a diplomatic boycott - China, the host nation, and



Swedish Olympic Committee rules out Beijing 2022 boycott as Samuelsson slams "reprehensible" Chinese Games

  • Beijing 2022

Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) President Mats Årjes has ruled out a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, despite claiming freedom of expression and other human rights are an "important part of the Olympic values".

Årjes added, despite saying it was unfortunate that many human rights are not afforded to citizens in China

China's problems, but it was the IOC's responsibility to ensure that the games were not awarded to China

Samuelsson won pursuit silver and relay gold at the Winter Olympics in 2018.China has been accused of

committing a genocide against Uyghurs ©Getty ImagesIn Xinjiang, China has been accused of using forced

, while vice-president John Coates earlier this month claimed pressuring China on human rights was "not




China edge out Sweden to clinch World Wheelchair Curling Championship

  • Wheelchair Curling News

China added the world title to their Paralympic gold medal as they claimed the World Wheelchair Curling

beat Sweden 5-3 in the final at the National Aquatic Centre to regain the crown they last won in 2019.China

alternate Sabina Johansson - fought back to lead 3-2 after stealing a point in the seventh end.But China


All ROC skaters vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to Beijing 2022

  • Skating

All of the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) skaters have become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

upcoming Games - figure skating, short track and speed skating.The biennial event is being hosted in China


Rights groups call on G20 members to agree joint diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

A coalition of global campaign groups has written to the G20 members urging a joint diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics due to the human rights situation in the host nation.

In China, the Chinese authorities routinely disappear Government critics, feminists, and academics, as

organisations say Governments should commit to a joint multilateral diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022.China

been proposed on the topic.The US, the European Union, Canada and United Kingdom have each sanctioned China

this year regarding alleged abuses of human rights in Xinjiang, leading to China issuing similar sanctions



Canada and South Korea lead the pack at Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

  • Short Track

Canada and South Korea led the way in the men's and women's relay quarter-finals respectively, at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Nagoya in Japan.

before Britain then finished an additional six seconds after that.World Cup leaders and favourites China

then claimed the last remaining qualification place.In heat four, Poland fell to a similar fate as China


China and Sweden through to World Wheelchair Curling Championship final

  • Wheelchair Curling News

China and Sweden will go head-to-head in the final of the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Beijing

then clawed back to draw level over the next two ends before getting blown out again in the fourth as China

added another two points up before the game was ended as the lead was insurmountable.A win tomorrow for China


Tarr to coach US softball team at 2022 World Games

  • Baseball and Softball

Heather Tarr has been named head coach of the American softball team for 2022, and will lead the nation at a home World Games.

Birmingham 2022 World Games.Olympic champions Japan, Mexico, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Australia, Italy and China



US Senators propose Beijing 2022 boycott amendment to defence Bill

  • Beijing 2022

United States Senators have proposed an amendment to an annual defence policy Bill that would act as a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games in the People’s Republic of China

world Government".IOC vice-president John Coates has said it is not in the IOC's remit to challenge China