Winter Olympics
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China Digest | China invests in its basketball legacy
In this week's China sports industry round-up: China invests in its basketball legacy | Klay Thompson launches charity project in Guiyang | World Cup sponsors Hisense could face fine in wake of new partnership
SportBusiness International January/February 2018
In this issue we cover the following:
WINTER OLYMPICS – a commercial preview of Pyeongchang 2018
RULE 40 – how the IOC's control over athlete sponsorships is weakening
GIANN
UK hints at Beijing 2022 boycott over Uighur Muslims treatment
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has hinted that the UK could boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims
UFC and Chinese Olympic Committee join forces to prepare athletes
Mixed martial arts organisation UFC and the Chinese Olympic Committee have announced a multiyear agreement for UFC to help prepare Chinese athletes for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and 2022 Beijing Winter…
Dick Pound: No Tokyo 2021 would likely mean no Beijing 2022
Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound has said he would not expect the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to go ahead if the Tokyo Olympics cannot take place next year due to lingering Covid-19…
China to stop hosting international sports events in 2020
The Chinese government has said the country will not be hosting most of its planned international sports events this year, putting in doubt events including the Formula One Grand Prix in Shanghai and WTA…