Vero Communications, the agency which helped cities including Rio de Janeiro and Paris land the hosting rights for the Olympic Games, has closed its doors after more than 15 years in business.

recent clients include Baltimore, campaigning to be a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United

States, Canada and Mexico, and Riyadh's bid for the Asian Games, which saw the city awarded the 2034

Iran Seyad Reza Salehi Amiri, President of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NOCIRI), has met with the Chinese Ambassador to Tehran to discuss preparations for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

Asian Games and the Winter Olympic Games.Beijing 2022 in particular has come under scrutiny, with the United

States leading several Western nations in a diplomatic boycott of the Games which has been condemned

A coalition of human rights groups has urged United Nations (UN) secretary general António Guterres to

it.China's actions in Tibet and Hong Kong have also come under scrutiny.Several countries - including the United

States - have announced diplomatic boycotts of Beijing 2022 in response to the alleged human rights

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes' Commission will talk about ways of making weightlifting faster and more entertaining for viewers and spectators at a meeting on Monday (January 17).

Lu Xiaojun sits on the IWF Athletes' Commission and has a large following ©Getty ImagesIn China, the United

States, Israel, Austria and elsewhere, low-key competitions have been staged in unusual venues such

attributed to CrossFit, the "competitive fitness" sport that took off globally after its launch in the United

States in the early years of this century, and which generates billions of dollars in revenue."

Denmark is joining the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and will not send any Government officials to the event.

that decision was made in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and that the nation is not joining the United

States-led diplomatic boycott.The Netherlands will also not send diplomats but has not joined the diplomatic

boycott after it became clear that the European Union would not be able to come to an agreement on a united

Turin has been awarded next season's Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, with Orléans granted the rights to the 2023 finale.

Skating is the ISU's flagship figure skating series and features six regular-season stops, usually in the United

States, Canada, France, Russia, China and Japan.Athletes compete in two of the six events, with the

moguls World Cup competitions before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics took place at Deer Valley in the United

States.

gold medals on the second day of the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer went to the United

States, with six finals in duel banked slalom.

Overall leader Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson of the United States have decided to skip this week's

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has offered his support for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, although did express "our views, expectations and sensitivities" on Uyghurs.

also come under scrutiny in the build-up to Beijing 2022 and several Western nations including the United

States, United Kingdom and Australia have committed to a diplomatic boycott of the Games.International

With an average age of 25, the United States has selected its youngest Olympic men's ice hockey team

U SPORTS' annual Shoot for the Cure fundraiser, which aims to support the fight against breast cancer, will run under a hybrid format this year in light of an ongoing "emphasis on player safety" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

headlines the offerings this year, with limited-edition Shoot for the Cure basketball shoes signed by the United

States' Athens 2004 Olympic bronze medallist and 11-time National Basketball Association All-Star Allen

China's cabinet has announced two changes to the composition of the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee with less than a month to go until the opening of the Winter Olympic Games.

out a "genocide" on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.The concerns have led to some countries, including the United

States, announcing a diplomatic boycott of the event.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it is working to adjust the strict travel COVID-19 protocols in place for Beijing 2022 to give coronavirus-hit athletes a greater chance of reaching next month’s Winter Olympics.

prior to a series of events.American figure skater Alysa Liu was recently infected by COVID-19 at the United

States Figure Skating Championships.Liu is expected to represent the US at Beijing 2022 but is having

hosting rights for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has moved a step closer to being appointed the United

States Ambassador to India.