Ukraine's 20 Paralympic athletes have yet to arrive in China
None of the 20 athletes from the Ukrainian Paralympic team has reached Beijing with the Games opening at the end of the week, the International Paralympic Committee said Monday. IPC spokesman Craig Spence, in an interview with The Associated Press, said he was hopeful the athletes would arrive in China for Friday's opening ceremony despite difficult logistics. โWe're in regular dialogue with Ukraine about their participation at the Games, and we're working hard behind the scenes to get them here,โ Spence said.
news.yahoo.comEntering Beijing's Olympics bubble is a surreal experience
For the thousands of athletes, journalists and others descending on Beijing for the Winter Olympics, Chinaโs strict pandemic measures are creating a surreal and at times anxious experience. China is isolating everyone coming from abroad from any contact with the general public for the duration of the Games, which open next week. โI know the only experience of Beijing Iโm going to experience is the Beijing I will see out of my bus window and my hotel window,โ said Associated Press photo editor Yirmiyan Arthur, who arrived this week.
news.yahoo.comChina demands US halt Olympics 'interference'
China is demanding the U.S. end โinterferenceโ in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next week, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and some of its allies. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the demand in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday Beijing time, according to the Foreign Ministry. The U.S. has said it will not send dignitaries to the Games, which open Feb. 4, in a protest over Chinaโs detention of more than 1 million Uyghur Muslims in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, along with crackdowns on human rights elsewhere in the country.
news.yahoo.comWhat alcohol ban? Booze is free-flowing in Tokyo amid Olympics, despite pandemic prohibition
Tokyo was supposed to be dry under the pandemic state of emergency in effect throughout the Olympics. But fed up locals are drinking in bars, parks and on the street, basking in country's Olympic triumphs.
latimes.comTokyo's drinkers drown frustrations over virus limits, Games
On the eve of the Tokyo Olympicsโ opening ceremony, the governmentโs attempts to curb a coronavirus surge by targeting drinkers is drowning in liquor, frustration and indifference. Japan has asked the cityโs restaurants and bars to close by 8 p.m., if not entirely, to keep people from socializing in close contact with strangers and spreading the virus, but the state of emergency hasnโt deterred many. Instead, drinkers moved outdoors, and many bars in Tokyoโs famed nightlife districts are bustling with defiant customers.
news.yahoo.comScottie Pippen offers $92 overnight Airbnb stays at his Highland Park home to Olympics fans. โWhatโs a better place to spend watching the Games.โ
Olympics fans can request to book a stay at Scottie Pippen's Highland Park home to watch the Tokyo Games. Airbnb bookings for his home open July 22.
chicagotribune.comBach comes to Tokyo as cheerleader for next year's Olympics
TOKYO โ The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers have been shouting the message for months now, that despite the continuing pandemic, the Games will open on July 23, 2021. Bach was also asked last week whether he was going to Tokyo to talk about contingencies for canceling the Olympics. Bach is travelling on a private charter and will meet new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday morning. An hour later heโs with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and then holds a media conference with Tokyo organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori, another former prime minister. The IOC president has has called Tokyo the best prepared Olympics in history, a point he's likely to repeat.
Why your kids are revved up about the Fortnite update
A long-awaited update for Fortnite looks like it is finally getting the green light. After a few delays, regular cars is going to be added to Fortnite by Epic Games on Wednesday, according to Engadget. While Fortniteโs map has had bikes, hoverboards, planes and shopping carts, cars have been absent until now. Epic Games was forced to delay the update due to technical problems, leading to weeks of speculation over when the update will arrive. Hereโs the trailer video for the โJoyrideโ update:
NCAA tournament's first day busts brackets
NCAA tournament's first day busts brackets March Madness is in full swing after a day of exciting games. There were several upsets, and according to CBSSports.com, 99 percent of brackets on the site are now busted after Georgia State's win against Baylor. Washington Post sports reporter Matt Bonesteel joins CBSN with the games that surprised him.
cbsnews.comAmid Ukraine tensions, Putin opens Winter Paralympics
Amid Ukraine tensions, Putin opens Winter Paralympics The Winter Paralympics are under way in Sochi, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the Games with a ceremony that saw only one member of Ukraine's 31-member delegation attend.
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