France rejects security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Paris: France's General Directorate for Internal Security has rejected any concerns about the security situation during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid reports casting doubt on its safety, the French Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.
France negates security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony
France's General Directorate for Internal Security has rejected any concerns about the security situation during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid reports casting doubt on its safety, the French Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Upcoming Paris Olympics could become 'premium terrorist target', says NGO
The Paris Summer Olympics could become a "premium terrorist target" after Friday's terrorist attack at a concert venue in the Moscow Region, a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project international non-government organization, Edmund Fitton-Brown, said on Monday.
First COVID-19 case reported in Beijing Olympics team
Beijing: Beijing Winter Olympics Games organizers have reported the first coronavirus case among national team members that entered China on Sunday, media reports said on Tuesday.
UN chief calls for Olympic Truce to build ‘culture of peace’ through sport
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the world to “build a culture of peace” through the power of sport, calling for nations to observe the Olympic Truce, endorsed last week through a resolution of the UN General Assembly.
Peng Shuai: Human Rights Watch asks IOC not to promote Chinese state propaganda
New York: The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) collaboration with Chinese authorities on tennis star Peng Shuai’s reappearance undermines its expressed commitment to human rights, including the rights and safety of athletes, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Biden thanks Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for hosting Summer Olympics
Washington/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: US President Joe Biden thanked Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for hosting the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Australia: Campaigners demonstrate in Canberra, demand boycotting Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Canberra: A group of campaigners representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger and Taiwanese people held demonstrations in Canberra city, close to the Parliament House in Australia, on Wednesday.
Boycott call grows: Olympics sponsors evade questions over Beijing 2022
Beijing: Several multinational companies, which are sponsoring the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, are currently evading questions related to their participation as China is currently facing intense pressure over the issue of Uyghurs.
US wishes to discuss boycotting 2022 Beijing Olympics with allies, partners
Washington/Sputnik: The US government plans to discuss with its allies and partners jointly boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics Games in Beijing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday.
Former US State Secretary Mike Pompeo asks US to boycott Beijing Games
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked the US to boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year.
Beijing 2022 Olympics: Activists call to boycott event over China's record on human rights abuse
Beijing: A group of activists, who are campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uygurs, have called for boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Japan determined to host Olympics in 2021: Yoshihide Suga
Tokyo/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed Japan's determination to host the Olympics and Paralympics in the summer of 2021.
Washington: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) on Monday joined a bipartisan group of Senators on a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2022 Winter Olympics out of China and rebid it to another country unless Beijing addresses its violation of human rights.
Don't let China host the 2022 Olympics without honoring human rights norms, say USCIRF members
Washington/IBNS: Top US officials have argued that human rights activists and members of the Congress have already called on the International Olympic Committee to either demand China to respect human rights as a condition of hosting the Games or to move the 2022 Winter Olympics to another location.