Tag: winter olympics
Calgary 2026 Winter Olympics bid dead after ‘no’ vote
CALGARY: Calgary’s hopes of hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics were dashed on Tuesday after citizens voted resoundingly against the western Canadian city’s plan to...
South Korea says North Korea willing to start direct talks with...
PYEONGCHANG: North Korea has said it is willing to start direct talks with the US, with the move coming as a high-level delegation from Pyongyang,...
To watch son compete in Olympics Swiss couple cycle 17,000 km
PYEONGCHANG: A year and 17,000 km later, a Swiss couple arrived in Pyeongchang this week to watch their son compete in the Winter Olympics.
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Japan speed skater in first Winter Olympics doping case: CAS
LAUSANNE: Japanese short-track speed skater Kei Saito has tested positive for a banned substance at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the first doping case of the Games,...
N Korea lowers down border propaganda broadcasts after Games open
PYEONGCHANG: North Korea has lowered the volume of its border propaganda broadcasts at the inter-Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) since Friday’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony,...
47 Russians lose court bid to participate in Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE: Forty-seven Russians implicated in doping lost a last-minute court bid to take part in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Friday, just hours before...
Two Koreas, extreme cold at Winter Olympics opening ceremony
SEOUL: The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will open in sub-zero temperatures on Friday, with North and South Korea marching together at a gala ceremony to...
North Korea holds military parade on eve of Olympics
North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday to mark the 70th anniversary of its armed forces, putting its intercontinental ballistic missiles on...
‘All options on the table’: Mike Pence warns North Korea ahead...
Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the United States (US) was “ready for any eventuality” with regard to North Korea and warned that...
North Korea holds military parade on eve of Winter Olympics: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday, Seoul said, in a show of strength just a day before the Winter Olympics...
Winter Olympics: Kim Jong-un’s sister to visit S Korea
PYONGYANG/ SEOUL: The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will visit the South this week for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Seoul said Wednesday...
Arbitration court opens case for 15 Russians Winter Olympics exclusion
PYEONGCHANG: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Wednesday it has opened another arbitration procedure for 15 athletes and coaches who have...
Winter Olympics: North Korea athletes land in South Korea
SEOUL: A delegation of North Korean skiers and skaters arrived in the South on Thursday to take part in the Winter Olympics later this...
US expects to participate in Winter Olympics: White House
WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday the United States looks forward to participating in the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea...
IOC mulls Russia’s fate in 2018 Winter Olympics
The eyes of the sporting world will be on the International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne on Tuesday evening when President Thomas Bach announces...
Putin’s thirst for victory backfires with possible Olympic ban
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin has staked Russia’s prestige – and his own reputation – on sporting achievements but a possible ban from the Winter Olympics after...
South Korea to observe Winter Olympics as ‘Peace Olympics’, says ambassador
ISLAMABAD: The acting ambassador of South Korea Jin Wook Kim on Friday said that the Winter Olympics scheduled to be held at Pyeongchang, will be...
