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Canada joins US and allies in Beijing Olympics boycott

By Rob Gillies Dec. 08, 2021 01:01 PM EST
TORONTO (AP) — Canada will join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns...

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Johnson says no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Olympics. Johnson on Wednesday called it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott. Johnson was asked in the House of Commons whether the U.K. will join the United States, Australia and Lithuania in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games. (House of Commons/PA via AP)
UK joins US, Australia in Beijing Winter Olympics boycott

By Sylvia Hui Dec. 08, 2021 07:51 AM EST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a ball during a visit to a school in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Morrison said Wednesday it will join the U.S. in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Australia joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

By Nick Perry Dec. 07, 2021 10:32 PM EST

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian invites questions during a press conference in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. China on Tuesday accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit by announcing an American diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Games. (AP Photo/Liu Zheng)
China says US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit

Dec. 07, 2021 02:55 AM EST

People gather Wednesday, July 21 , 2021, in Brisbane, Australia, for the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 2032 Summer Olympics bid. The Australian city was the inevitable winner of a one-candidate race steered by the IOC to avoid rival bids. (Jason O'Brien/AAP Image via AP)
Tokyo, Paris, LA, Brisbane -- 2032 Olympics go to Australia

John Pye Jul. 21, 2021 07:00 AM EDT

President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach announces Brisbane as the 2032 Summer Olympics host city during the 138th IOC Session at Hotel Okura in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP)
Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics without a rival bid

By Graham Dunbar Jul. 21, 2021 04:34 AM EDT

In this June 21, 2021, file photo, a resident receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot at their office in Tokyo. Tokyo's COVID-19 infections surged to a six-month high Wednesday, July 21, 2021, with the Olympic host city logging 1,832 new cases just two days before the Games open. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
The Latest: Top shooter tests positive, will miss Tokyo

Jul. 20, 2021 10:34 PM EDT

Intrernational Olympic Committee (IOC vice president John Coates speaks on a screen while Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto listens at a meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. IOC president Thomas Bach, Hashimoto, Japanese Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attended a three-day meeting. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool Photo via AP)
Brisbane set to be named 2032 Olympics host next month

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 10, 2021 11:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 4, 2019 file photo, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, shakes hands with Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates at the AOC annual general meeting in Sydney, Australia. The Australian Olympic bid is on a fast-track to host the 2032 Olympics Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021, after the International Olympic Committee executive board gave Queensland “preferred bidder” status, 11 years ahead of the games.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
How and why the IOC could find a 2032 Olympic host so soon

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 25, 2021 04:20 PM EST

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, left, and AOC President John Coates attend a media conference following news Queensland's bid to host the 2032 Olympics was elevated to preferred bid by the IOC in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. An Australian push to host the 2032 Olympics was elevated overnight to the status of preferred bid, and the people of Brisbane and southeast Queensland state woke up to the news. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)
Brisbane already preparing for 2032 Olympics

By John Pye Feb. 24, 2021 09:49 PM EST

Queensland state confirms Australian bid for 2032 Olympics

Dec. 06, 2020 11:33 PM EST
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The political leader of Australia’s Queensland state has re-affirmed her commitment to a bid to host the 2032 Olympics around...

A group of students from Uruguay pose for a souvenir picture on the Olympic Rings set outside the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Saturday, March 21, 2020. The Olympic flame from Greece arrived in Japan Friday, even as the opening of the the Tokyo Games in four months is in doubt with more voices suggesting the games should to be postponed or canceled because of the worldwide virus pandemic. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The Latest: Australian rules football suspends league

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2020 06:15 AM EDT