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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Argentina's Olympians eye improvement at Beijing 2022 Winter Games

04-02-2022 02:00 Argentina heads to Beijing with six representatives, one less than last time out in PyeongChang, but still aims to improve upon the results achieved in South Korea.

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing 2022: Latin America’s sets modest objectives

04-02-2022 00:42 Any top 20 finish from the region’s 33 participants should be considered a success.

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Xi’s Olympic guest list is mostly leaders of non-democracies

03-02-2022 12:23 Chinese President Xi Jinping will host 21 world leaders at the Winter Olympics, and a majority of them preside over non-democratic regimes.

WINTER OLYMPICS

Sport begins at Beijing Olympics under shadow of Covid, rights fears

02-02-2022 14:44 Curling got the Beijing Winter Olympics under way on Wednesday as China tried to move on from the diplomatic boycotts and Covid fears that have dogged the lead-up to the Games.

alberto's foreign tour

Trip to Russia, China puts Argentina’s ‘círculo rojo’ on orange alert

28-01-2022 17:07 Concerns among the group of influential decision-makers dubbed the “círculo rojo” are increasing, with unrest over the president’s tour destinations and doubts over a new IMF deal.

ALBERTO’S FOREIGN TOUR

Alberto’s mission: Selling his support for Russia and China – at a high price

28-01-2022 17:04 Putin and Xi are two of the biggest political leaders in the world, beyond any doubt, but they are also among the most denounced.

by Maximiliano Sardi

ALBERTO’S FOREIGN TOUR

President sets off on high-profile tour as geopolitical threads entwine

28-01-2022 16:51 Lunch with Putin in Russia, an Olympic trip to China for a chat with Xi and a stop in Barbados – Alberto Fernández’s latest foreign tour.

DIPLOMACY

Lunch with Putin in Russia, trips to China and Barbados – details emerge of president’s next trip

24-01-2022 22:16 President Alberto Fernández's upcoming tour will see him hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of Russia and China. A meeting with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has also been lined up, according to diplomatic sources.

GEOPOLITICS

Putin could burst Xi’s Olympic dream with a war in Ukraine

24-01-2022 09:27 As the United States and Europe mount increasingly frantic efforts to deter Russia from any invasion of Ukraine, it’s Chinese President Xi Jinping who may have the biggest influence on Vladimir Putin’s timetable.

2022: THE YEAR IN PREVIEW

World Cup to Rio carnival: Six key events to come in 2022

01-01-2022 00:01 From the World Cup in Qatar to the midterm elections in the United States, here are six events that are likely to mark the coming year.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Diverse Olympians seize stage in Bolsonaro's Brazil

09-08-2021 15:47 A diverse group of Brazilian Olympians seized the stage in Tokyo, claiming the most medals in the country's history – and winning hearts back home.

And that reminds me…

Olympic rings and vicious circles

07-08-2021 10:09 The Tokyo Olympics are now entering into their last throes – a total of 11,656 athletes from 205 countries or territories competing for over 1,000 medals.

by Michael Soltys

EDITORIAL

Messy is the name of the game in general

07-08-2021 09:11 Recent U-turns in vaccine strategy and diplomacy not only transcend the medical sphere but might well end up having more impact beyond.

OLYMPICS: TOKYO 2020 (in 2021)

Las Leonas secure silver medal for Argentina in Tokyo

06-08-2021 14:12 Argentina’s women’s hockey side beaten by the Netherlands in Olympic medal match, a re-run of London 2012 final.

OLYMPICS: TOKYO 2020 (in 2021)

So near and yet so far for Albiceleste in Tokyo

30-07-2021 22:17 The young talent in the next generation is out there, even if it was in short supply in Japan.

by Dan Edwards

TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS

Argentina’s Rugby Sevens team seals bronze with win over Britain

28-07-2021 12:13 First medal of the Olympics for Argentina, as Pumas seal third place in Tokyo 2020 Rugby Sevens event.

OLYMPICS

Moneta brace fires Pumas past Springboks into Fiji sevens semi-final

27-07-2021 11:37 Speedster Marco Moneta fired five-man Argentina to a nail-biting 19-14 victory over South Africa on Tuesday to set up a rugby sevens semi-final against defending Olympic champions Fiji.

OLYMPICS

Argentine fencer accepts marriage proposal in front of TV cameras

26-07-2021 13:32 Fencer María Belén Pérez Maurice accepts marriage proposal from long-term partner and coach Lucas Saucedo, live in front of the TV cameras at the Olympics.

EDITORIAL

Of hats in the ring and Olympic rings

24-07-2021 00:00 Argentina’s dominant coalitions should not be complacent since they need to watch not only their backs but also their sides in the PASO primaries – in both political and geographical terms.