Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Olympics-Ice hockey-Fans lose but China boosted by NHL Beijing pull out
Fans may be disappointed by the National Hockey League pulling out of the Olympics but the decision was no doubt welcomed by Chinese officials who were braced for humiliating thrashings by their sporting and geopolitical rivals. Such were fears the Chinese men’s team might be so outclassed it would prove an embarrassment to the sport and the hosts that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) considered pulling China from the event in favor of Norway.
Beijing Games had 72 COVID cases, none athletes, among early arrivals
Beijing Olympics organisers said on Sunday they had confirmed 72 cases of COVID-19 among 2,586 Games-related personnel entering China from Jan. 4 to Jan. 22, with no cases among 171 athletes and team officials arriving in that period. Final preparations are taking place for the Winter Games amid a global surge in cases of the…
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