Pandemic, boycott fears grow 6 months ahead of Beijing Olympics

Fears are mounting that another wave of novel coronavirus infections in China may prevent the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics from being held in a complete form, along with the threat of a games boycott by some nations over human rights issues.In February, Beijing is set to become the first city to host both the summer and winter games but the number of new infections has been rising owing to the spread of the Delta variant in the run-up to the Olympics scheduled to open six months from Wednesday.As the Tokyo Summer Games are being held without spectators at almost all venues, the leadership o…READ FULL ARTICLE