The International Olympic Committee announced that tickets for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing will be available only to residents of the mainland of China.

Tickets will be sold exclusively to viewers residing in mainland China who meet COVID-19 countermeasures requirements..

All athletes and participants in the Olympics who have not received a full vaccination will have to serve a 21-day quarantine upon arrival in Beijing.

The Games organizers will recognize all vaccines recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Also, all participants in the Games will be tested daily for coronavirus..

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be held from 4 to 20 February and the Winter Paralympics from 4 to 13 March.

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Ukraine supports the call to return karate to the Olympic program of the Games-2024.

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Earlier it was reported that the IOC suspended North Korea from the 2022 Olympics.