This file photo taken on July 14, 2021 shows a light show display at the National Ski Jumping Center for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Zhangjiakou in northern China’s Hebei province. AFP FILE PHOTOBEIJING: The Beijing Winter Olympics begin one month on Tuesday with diplomatic boycotts, the coronavirus and the fate of Peng Shuai all hanging heavy over the Games. Beijing warned that the United States "will pay the price" but that did not stop Australia, Britain and Canada joining the diplomatic boycott. Omicron has already impacted the Olympics with NHL players no longer coming. "We're confident that these Games can still be scheduled safely, but we're taking it day-by-day," he told local media.

Source: Manila Times January 03, 2022 21:39 UTC