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Added on the 11/02/2022 20:00:27 - Copyright : AFP EN
President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian athletes who won a medal at the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics games, after receiving them at the Kremlin Palace. IMAGES
Fireworks light up the sky above Beijing's National Stadium as the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games ends. IMAGES
Images of Bird's Nest stadium and Beijing skyline ahead of the Winter Olympics closing ceremony. The 2022 Winter Games had loomed as one of the most politically contentious in memory and with fears about Covid, but most of that receded once the skis and skates were put on. IMAGES
Images of Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing on the final day of the Winter Olympics. The 2022 Winter Games had loomed as one of the most politically contentious in memory and with fears about Covid, but most of that receded once the skis and skates were put on. IMAGES
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says Russian figure skating Kamila Valieva can continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test. "It means no provisional suspension should be imposed on the skater," says CAS's Director General Matthieu Reeb. SOUNDBITE
A Russian invasion of Ukraine "could begin at any time" including during the Beijing Winter Olympics, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE