UN General Assembly adopts Olympic Truce for Beijing 2022, highlighting the contribution of sport to the promotion of peace and solidarity
02 Dec 2021 – The resolution entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal” was adopted today by consensus and co-sponsored by 173 Member States at the 76th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly…
Beijing ready as Games preparations are finalised
07 Dec 2021 – During today’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting, the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee’s report highlighted its readiness and anticipation as it prepares to welcome the world for next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Speaking after the…
IOC welcomes vaccine donation from Pfizer and BioNTech for Beijing 2022
19 Nov 2021 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE will donate doses of the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine to participants in the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. This follows a Memorandum of Understanding which…
IOC Athletes’ Commission geared up to support athletes at Beijing 2022 and beyond
16 Nov 2021 – The IOC Athletes’ Commission (AC) met last week for the first time in person since Tokyo 2020. Led by the new AC Chair, Emma Terho, the meeting was an opportunity for the Commission to reflect on the success of this summer’s…
100 days to go: Stage is set for Beijing to write Olympic history
27 Oct 2021 – International Olympic President (IOC) Thomas Bach has praised the preparations for Beijing 2022 with 100 days until the Olympic Winter Games. “The preparations for Beijing 2022 are going very, very well,” said President Bach. “All the venues…
Full set of Olympic torches from The Olympic Museum in Beijing for exhibition
21 Oct 2021 – The arrival of the Olympic flame in Beijing on 20 October was marked by the opening of an exclusive exhibition of a complete set of Olympic torches that recount the history of summer and winter editions of the…
Beijing 2022 readiness
Beijing 2022 readiness highlighted by success of test events 4 Nov 2021 – The sixth and final meeting of the Coordination Commission for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 concluded today, rounding off three days of discussions during which the Organising Committee’s readiness…
Beijing 2022 Playbooks published
25 Oct 2021 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) published the first editions of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks today. The two…
Beijing 2022 medals revealed
26 Oct 2021 – The medals for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 were revealed today in China as part of a series of activities planned to celebrate 100 days to go until the Olympic Winter Games begin. As part of a…
McCartney, Taylor Swift top list of RRHOF presenters
by Roy Trakin From AllAccess PAUL McCARTNEY and TAYLOR SWIFT top the list of presenters for the upcoming 2021 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME inductions that also includes JENNIFER HUDSON, DREW BARRYMORE, DR. DRE and ANGELA BASSETT, among others….