International Olympic Committee (IOC)President Thomas Bach has called for the Olympic Truce to be respected as athletes were invited to sign a "Truce Mural" in the Olympic Village.

sign the Beijing 2022 Olympic Truce Mural as he urged the world to respect the truce backed by the United

but attention on the concept of a truce  intensified after the Balkan War in the early 1990s.The United

President Vladimir Putin, who opened the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi alongside Bach, has accused the United

States of trying to provoke a conflict in the area to "contain Russia’s development".

Vancouver 2010 Olympic gold medallist Eric Staal has been confirmed as captain of Canada’s men’s ice hockey squad at Beijing 2022. 

earned gold in front of a home crowd at Vancouver 2010.Canada won the gold medal match 3-2 against the United

States, with an overtime period required to separate the two teams.Meet the captains for ??’

Eleven people linked to the Winter Olympics here have been hospitalised after contracting COVID-19, it has been announced by Beijing 2022 organisers.

almost 100 points and is expected to challenge reigning Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin  of the United

States for the gold in Beijing.The Norwegian Olympic Committee also confirmed that two unnamed members

Swiss luxury watch company and International Olympic Committee (IOC) global partner Omega has released its Olympic-themed television advert, which is to air throughout the duration of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

This commercial will be shown on American network NBC and its affiliated channels in the United States

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed an Observer Programme for potential future hosts will not run during the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic here.

Lake City had said in December that it planned to send a small delegation to the Games, despite the United

States Government announcing a diplomatic boycott of the event.Salt Lake City-Utah Bid Committee head

The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has staged a video competition to celebrate the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Xinjiang which have dominated the build-up to Beijing 2022 and been cited as a primary reason for the United

States-led diplomatic boycott of the Games.China has faced accusations of using forced Uyghur labour

A scheme to plant 100,000 trees near the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games has been launched to help the recovery from fires which devastated the area last August.

greener future for our country," managing partner Panos Papazoglou said.Money is also being raised in the United

States by businessman Steve de Laet and his wife Dianne, who lead a non-profit organisation called The

World Lacrosse is expanding its Continental Federation presence to all five regions recognised by the Olympic Movement, with Ghana's Rufus Ntiamoah heading up the newly-formed Africa Association of Lacrosse (AAL).

and development across the continent.Leaders from the four national bodies met in Baltimore in the United

States, where they were joined by observers from Nigeria and Rwanda, who are expected to seek World

Brazilian capital Brasilia and costal hub Recife have been chosen to host matches in basketball's AmeriCup later this year.

 The United States are the reigning men's AmeriCup champions ©fiba.basketballArgentina, Brazil,

Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) have thrown their weight behind an indigenous-led bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, agreeing to work with partners including four First Nations in British Columbia.

from the Province of British Columbia and the Canadian Federal Government aimed at implementing the United

transparency.Sapporo in Japan is the frontrunner for the 2030 Winer Olympics, with Salt Lake City in the United

States, a Pyrenees-Barcelona bid from Spain and a Ukrainian effort also in the mix.

El Salvador has been confirmed as the host nation for another major International Surfing Association (ISA) event in the form of this year's World Junior Surfing Championships, with dates of May 27 to June 5 set.

It is set to be the 18th edition of the Junior World Championships, with Huntington Beach in the United

States staging it on the last two occasions in 2018 and 2019.Of the 40 competitors at Tokyo 2020, 33

American racer Megan Henry’s bid to secure a place in the women’s skeleton competition at the Winter Olympics here has been dashed after her appeal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Ad Hoc Division.

Katie Tannenbaum of the United States Virgin Islands was awarded the final quota spot for Beijing 2022

India’s Monika starred as the Indians secured back-to-back wins over China to continue their emphatic start to life in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League.

third, although the Belgians have played two more matches than India, the Dutch, Germany, and China.The United

States, Spain, Argentina, and England are yet to begin their women's 2021-2022 FIH Pro League campaigns

Fat Tire, an American beer brand from Colorado, has called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to require its sponsors to have a climate change plan as part of their agreements.

is one of the locations already deemed unreliable for future Games ©Getty ImagesSquaw Valley in the United

States, Chamonix in France, the German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Sochi in Russia are already

Two-time Olympic champion Yang Yang has warned that athletes are "responsible" for what they say in press conferences and interviews at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games here.

Games to nations with poor records on human rights.At last year's re-arranged Olympic Games in Tokyo, United

States shot-putter Raven Saunders briefly held her arms above her head in the shape of an X after accepting

The United States Olympic Committee defended Saunders' gesture stating that it did not breach its rules