Friday, 7 January 2022 (YJC)_ North Korea said in a statement on Friday morning that it would not run in the Beijing Winter Olympics and criticized the United States for imposing sanctions.
Friday, 19 November 2021 (YJC)_ US President Joe Biden has said he is considering a "diplomatic embargo" on the Beijing Winter Olympics because of China's human rights record.
Saturday, 18 September 2021 (YJC)_ Iranian Supreme Leader urged Iranian foreign and sports ministries to support every athlete who refrain from recognizing the Zionist regime.
Saturday,24 July 2021 (YJC)_ The Chinese consulate in New York has complained to NBC after it left Taiwan and the South China Sea off a map of China in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Aug. 8 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Beijing Olympics. This photo taken on July 20, 2018, shows Fu Niu Lele, the mascot for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, lying among trees behind an abandoned, never-completed mall.
TEHRAN, July 05 - Iranian athlete Mohammad Reza Rahmanifar received a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Qualifying Meet in Thailand, and booked his ticket for the forthcoming Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
TEHRAN, February 28 - North Korea has agreed to send a national delegation to take part in the 2018 Paralympic Games, which will kick off on March 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
TEHRAN, February 26 - The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are officially over, with the closing ceremony bringing down the curtain on PyeongChang's turn in the global spotlight.
TEHRAN, February 13 - Short track skater Kei Saito, a member of Japan’s relay team at the Olympics, has tested positive for an unnamed banned substance. It is the first case of doping at the current Games.
TEHRAN, February 9 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister has arrived in South Korea on a three-day visit, becoming the first member of her family to visit the rival South in more than 60 years amid a rapprochement.
TEHRAN, February 8 - North Korea has no intention to meet US officials during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday.
TEHRAN, February 5 - North Korea will send its nominal head of state to South Korea later this week to attend the Winter Olympic Games, which have provided a rare opportunity for the two Koreas to set aside long-running hostilities.
TEHRAN, February 5 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refused to invite 13 Russian athletes and two coaches to the 2018 Winter Olympics, despite their lifetime bans being overturned earlier by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
TEHRAN, February 2 - The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 medals were officially unveiled in Seoul in September. The medals, which reflect the traditions and culture of the host nation, will go to all athletes who step onto the podium in the games.
TEHRAN, January 24 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he would attend the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea next month, after reports he would not attend due to a dispute over "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels.