Russian athletes had already been slated to compete as RPC, short for the Russian Paralympic Committee, as punishment for the state-sponsored doping scandal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Barquero, who finished 11th in the pairs competition with Marco Zandron, tested positive for the banned steroid clostebol.
Chinese Taipei's premier wants the Winter Olympic speedskater to be punished for wearing what appeared to be a suit from China’s team during training.
The country's lone participant, alpine skier Arif Khan, logged a 'Did Not Finish' in the men's slalom event
The 31-year-old skier from Jammu and Kashmir, who is the only Indian athlete at the 2022 Winter Olympics, ended at 53rd in Race 1 with a time of 1 minute 22.35 seconds. In Race 2, he clocked 1:24.89.
The US did not detail the reasons behind the State Department’s latest security alert that calls on all American citizens to leave Ukraine.
The lighting of the Olympic cauldron symbolized the start of Beijing 2022 and brought a mesmerizing Opening Ceremony to a climactic end.
Mohammad Arif Khan is India's sole representative in Beijing 2022. India was the 23rd country in the Parade of Nations at Beijing.
Putin's presence makes him the highest-profile guest at the event following the decision by the U.S., Britain and others not to send officials in protest over China's human rights abuses and its treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
The skier, who was included in the Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS) recently, also said that his performances have improved and his training in Santa Catarina “was helpful”.
Officials said that Tianjin, a municipality that neighbours Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19.
The 31-year-old Khan is the first Indian athlete to qualify for two events at the Winter Olympic Games, scheduled to be held in Beijing from February 4. Khan will compete in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events.
Beijing organizers and the IOC are creating a health safety bubble for the Olympics with stricter testing and limits on travel and movement than were enforced at last year's Tokyo Games.
The 31-year-old Khan on Wednesday secured a 2022 Winter Olympics quota spot in the men's giant slalom event. Last month, he earned a quota in the slalom event at a meet in Dubai.
The US is attempting to interfere with the Beijing Winter Olympics “out of ideological prejudice and based on lies and rumours," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian.
China threatened to take 'firm countermeasures' if the US proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Beijing Winter Olympics, 2022 is scheduled to take place from February 4 to 20 in Beijing and towns in the neighbouring Hebei province in the People's Republic of China
Citing Times newspaper, Sputnik reported that under one of the considered options, the UK may be represented by the ambassador but not any other official.
The Organising Committee has decided to only allow domestic spectators, and tickets will be sold only to those from mainland China that are fully vaccinated.
Individual athletes from North Korea who qualify to compete in Beijing could still be accepted by a separate decision in the future, Bach said.
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