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Official posters for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics revealed

  • Beijing 2022

Beijing 2022 organisers have unveiled official posters which will be used to promote the Winter Olympics in the four months before the Games begin.

anticipation of the Olympics," Beijing 2022 culture and ceremonies director general Chen Ning told state-run China

work of Su Yun Zhang ©Beijing 2022Another poster set on a red backdrop, considered a lucky colour in China

seen as a stylised ski slope for a snowboarder.The building is also seen alongside the Great Wall of China

and a ski jumper, ice hockey player and snowboarder with smiling mascots in "Healthy China Dynamic Winter


Sweden book last ticket to Beijing 2022 qualification tournament after shootout win at World Championships B-Pool

  • Para Ice Hockey News

Sweden booked the last place at the Beijing 2022 Paralympics qualification tournament after defeating Japan in a penalty shoot-out on the last day of competition at the World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund.

keep the hosts dream of reaching the Beijing 2022 Paralympics alive.The final day of action also saw China

goalkeeper of the tournament, with compatriot Daniel Ingvarsson named best defenceman and Yi Feng Shei of China

named best forward.Sweden join China, Germany, Italy, Norway and Slovakia at the final Paralympic Winter


WBSC Under-23 Baseball World Cup set to open in Mexico

  • Baseball and Softball

The first Baseball World Cup staged since 2019 is set to begin tomorrow when the under-23 tournament opens in Sonora in Mexico.

The Netherlands, Venezuela, Panama, Nicaragua and Colombia.Japan, the event's most successful nation, China


China beat hosts Sweden to stay undefeated at World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool

  • Para Ice Hockey News

Undefeated teams China and Germany are set to face off tomorrow in the final round of group matches at

China failed to hit double digit figures for the first time, but did convincingly defeat hosts and top

the one-sided affair, but it was Li Hong Guan who got the opener early in the first period to give China

Hat-trick hero Yi Feng Shen scores the 5⃣th goal for China ??!


Liam Morgan: On integrity, another sport climbing scandal and Ashes fears

  • Inside the Blogs

You might have missed it, but last week was "Sport Integrity Week".

Franco Frattini in the direction of the discussion during the seminar following his racist tweets about China

"vigorously contested" the allegations of bias and argued that his criticisms were not directed at China


USA Luge to prepare for new season in Russia

  • Luge

USA Luge will be forced to begin their preparations for the new season in Russia after a planned training trip to Norway was cancelled because of travel restrictions imposed due to COVID-19.

©Getty ImagesThe first three weeks of November are due to be spent at the Yanqing Sliding Center in China


2021 IBSA Americas and Asia-Pacific Goalball Championships postponed to 2022

  • Goalball News

The 2021 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Americas and Asia-Pacific Goalball Championships, initially scheduled for October and November this year respectively, have been pushed to 2022 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

competitions can go ahead," IBSA Goalball Committee chairman Kari Rasanen said.Tokyo 2020 silver medallists China

Committees) will still put on a great show in the build-up to the 2022 World Championships in Hangzhou, China


Parsons to run unopposed as IPC President as Governing Board nominees revealed

  • Paralympics

Andrew Parsons is set to serve another term as President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), as nominees for the upcoming election in December were announced today.

Australia's Robyn Smith, László Szabó of Hungary, Esther Vergeer of The Netherlands and Jianmin Zhou of China


IFSC World Cup in Seoul cancelled less than two weeks before event

  • Sport Climbing

Next month's International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Boulder and Speed World Cup in the South Korean capital Seoul has been cancelled.

since the beginning of the pandemic.The postponement of IFSC World Cup events in Xiamen and Wujiang in China



Michael Houston: What the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics medal table really says

  • Inside the Blogs

Considering my dad used to call me "stats" as a child because pages of data fascinated me, it is no surprise that I fawn over medal tables.

losers" as they racked up the silver medals.They had the second-most silvers with 47 - only behind China

has a gleaming record when it comes to Para sport and the chasm between Olympic medal table rivals China


Russia hits out at potential diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 by United States

  • Beijing 2022

Russia has described a potential diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing by the United States as "nonsense".

then need to sign the Act before it becomes law.The US and other Western countries have criticised China

Olympics from Beijing ©Getty Images"This is not the first time they have discussed boycotts in relation to China

under increasing scrutiny with the Beijing 2022 Olympics on the horizon.Tensions between the US and China

American authorities joining the European Union, Canada and United Kingdom in imposing sanctions on China




Beijing 2022 Olympic Flame to begin journey without spectators due to COVID-19

  • Beijing 2022

The Olympic Flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is set to begin its journey from Ancient Olympia, watched only by officials and guests due to the "dangers posed by COVID-19".

groups calling for the Games to be moved due to China's treatment of the Uyghurs Muslims.In Xinjiang, China