winter olympics

From navigating zero covid measures and travel restrictions, to China’s embattled real estate sector, these were the five stories that captured the most attention on Focus this year 1. How to travel to China in 2022 Can you travel to China right now? The short answer is yes, but there are processes in place that you need to follow. Tom Simpson, CBBC’s Managing Director of China Operations and China Chief …

As the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games draw to a close, Juliette Pitt reflects on their social and commercial impact The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games (4-13 March) mark an important moment for disabled citizens and athletes from all around the world. Despite the escalation of geopolitical tensions in many countries since the start of the Winter Olympics in February, the spirit of the Paralympic games has not faded. The Paralympic …

As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has come to an end, one name has attracted the most attention both on and off the slopes: Eileen Gu. With so much attention on the young freestyle skier, Nik Alderson asks, who is Eileen Gu and why does it matter? With so many questions and potential controversies swirling around the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics — from geopolitical tensions to whether China could maintain …

With sales of Nike and Adidas in China weakening, can Chinese brands like Anta step in to fill the gap? Juliette Pitt looks at how the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and a partnership with Eileen Gu are helping to cement Anta as a market leader China’s athleisure market is booming. As more and more Chinese people make fitness part of their daily schedule, China’s sportswear market has become the second-largest …

The unlikely star of Team GB’s Winter Olympic showing so far isn’t an athlete — it’s the outfits from the opening ceremony, which attracted thousands of positive comments from Weibo and WeChat users in China, writes Robynne Tindall With the amount of media attention directed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, it has been hard to predict what the top news headlines would be in advance. However, perhaps no …

When investors look to China, winter sports have historically come towards the bottom of a long list of potential business opportunities, but that’s about to change if the Chinese Government has its way, writes Amy Snelling   Come February 2022, it’ll be all eyes on China’s faux-snow capped mountains as Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics, making history as the first city to have held both the summer and winter Games. …