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Here are the 7 new Olympic events to watch in Beijing
npr.org ^ | February 1, 2022 | Jaclyn Diaz

Posted on 02/01/2022 11:38:32 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

The 2022 Beijing Olympics are set to include a record 109 sporting events this year, with seven new events in snowboarding, bobsled, and skiing.

With a focus on new events with mixed gender teams, this year's Winter Games offer a greater balance between men's and women's events than ever before, according to the International Olympic Committee.

The IOC says the athlete make-up in Beijing this year is expected to be 55% male and 45% female. This is thanks, in part, to a broader selection of events at this year's Games, giving athletes, especially women, more opportunities to go for gold.

Those seven new events are:

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: olympics2022
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1 posted on 02/01/2022 11:38:32 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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Every rise, every fall, every victory - we're in it together | #StrongerTogether (YouTube)
2 posted on 02/01/2022 11:39:44 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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1. Christian beating. Participants beat Chinese Christians. Judges award points for most injury without causing death in conjunction with least visible signs of beating.


3 posted on 02/01/2022 11:43:03 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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Home of the Wuhan virus. I’ll pass wasting my time watching anything about China.


4 posted on 02/01/2022 11:45:11 PM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Mariah Bell, US Figure Skating one to watch! ♥️ 🦋


5 posted on 02/01/2022 11:47:24 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Berlin_Freeper

How about the sport of hunting down escaping Ughurs?


6 posted on 02/02/2022 12:04:41 AM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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A new olympic eating contest: how much Chinese food can contestants consume before testing positive for illegal substances


7 posted on 02/02/2022 12:14:56 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Or not give a d_nm.


8 posted on 02/02/2022 12:16:56 AM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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“The IOC says the athlete make-up in Beijing this year is expected to be 55% male and 45% female.”

What % is tranny?


9 posted on 02/02/2022 12:24:14 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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“What % is tranny?”

There is no doubt the American press has already done the math on this and prepared a graphic, plus have a fully prepared vignette ready, with background soulful/heartfelt music of optimistic hope and inspiration. Interview teams are ready to capture spots as needed to fill in missing airtime.


10 posted on 02/02/2022 12:40:07 AM PST by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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Or not give a d_nm
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Ditto


11 posted on 02/02/2022 1:29:07 AM PST by AZJeep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0AHQkryIIs)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Refuse to watch even one second of a woke athletic competition, broadcast from a tyrannical and criminal Communist state that has committed global genocide.


12 posted on 02/02/2022 1:47:18 AM PST by twister881
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Is anal swabbing for covid an event?

Might be nice to see since they will probably be using that to get Western DNA so they can use it in their labs to perfect the virus that will finally decimate every single non-Chinese on this planet.


13 posted on 02/02/2022 2:09:39 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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WOW! Good one! How long have you been up this am?


14 posted on 02/02/2022 2:13:04 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Figures NPR would be pimping this Red Chinese fiasco.


15 posted on 02/02/2022 2:17:20 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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Missionary-position luge doubles.


16 posted on 02/02/2022 2:22:48 AM PST by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
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Not watching them any more.

The wokeness has destroyed them.


17 posted on 02/02/2022 3:02:07 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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Not to mention not supporting china in any way.


18 posted on 02/02/2022 3:02:40 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Liklihood I will watch any of this....0%


19 posted on 02/02/2022 3:09:45 AM PST by xp38
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To: mad_as_he$$

I wake up around 3 am usually and get up around 4 or 5. It is a great day when I can just sleep through to 5.


20 posted on 02/02/2022 3:23:08 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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