US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics.  The US has confirmed it will not send any diplomatic or official representatives to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.  The White House says Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games" over "egregious human rights abuses and atrocities in Xinjiang,

Mirabai Chanu wins India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 Tokyo2020 Olympics Day 2 Weightlifting - MirabaiChanu makes a valid lift of 110kg in her first Clean and Jerk attempt to stay in the second position in 49kg event. Almost certain for a medal Mirabai Chanu wins India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as she bags Silver after lifting 202KG in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category. After a tough battle, Chanu Saikhom Mirabai finishes in second place in the Weightlifting women's -49kg and earns the first medal for India at Tokyo2020 The 26-year-old from Manipur erases her Rio heartbreak to become the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari - who won bronze in 2000 to medal at the Olympics.