Organisers are investigating the finish The Beijing Half Marathon is being investigated after a controversial finish in which a trio of runners appeared to let a Chinese runner win. China’s He Jie won the race on Sunday as he passed Kenyan runners Willy Mnangat and Robert Keter and Ethiopian athlete Dejene Hailu on the homestraight. […]

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His family said he would have to quit smoking and drinking if he stayed A man left his family home 14 years ago and has been living in an airport ever since. Wei Jianguo, a Chinese man in his 60s, decided to make Terminal 2 at Beijing Capital International Airport his home back in 2008. […]

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‘Our presence at the Paralympics is a sign that Ukraine is and will remain a country’ As Russia continues to attack Ukraine, the country’s athletes have secured the second-most medals at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. The 2022 Winter Paralympics wrapped up on Sunday, with Ukraine winning an impressive 29 medals in just two events entered […]

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Valieva became the first female figure skater to land a quadruple jump 15-year-old Kamila Valieva made history in Beijing as she became the first female figure skater to land a quadruple jump at an Olympic Games on Monday. The Russian was competing in the team event for the Russian Olympic Committee – who beat the […]

4 years ago

Several countries have announced they will be boycotting the Winter Olympics. But why? Every four years, the world tunes in to watch the pinnacle of winter sports at the Olympic Games. And while the 2022 Beijing Games will undoubtedly see us stunned by the talent on display, the event will have a slightly different feel […]

4 years ago

Don’t miss a second of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics are about to get underway in Beijing and, lucky for you, we’ll be covering all the biggest action over on SportsJOE, so you won’t miss a second of it. That being said, if you’ve been wondering when and where are the […]

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