Grindr removed from Apple stores in China amid crackdown on “bad Internet culture”

Chinese capital, but things did not exactly go as planned.The two-man team were positioned at the start line and were all set to begin.But the athlete who was pushing the bobsleigh from the back, inexplicably slipped when they began to move the bobsleigh forward.His teammate was forced to slow down his start as a result, but the more he tried to regain his footing, the more he struggled and even fell on his back.He tried to recover by clinging onto the bobsleigh while he tried to find his feet.A teammate, who was recording the blunder in the background, watched on in shock as the pair struggled to find the synchronisation needed for their bobsleigh run.They almost came to a standstill before he was able to recover and they could begin heading around the course.Hopefully the team will be firing on all cylinders by the time they are ready for the attempt that will count.The error resembles striking parallels with the popular Cool Runnings film, which is loosely based on the true story of the 1988 Winter Olympics Jamaica national bobsleigh team, who were competing at the event for the very first time.In the movie, during their final race, one of the bobsled’s blades detaches, causing it to turn upside down and crash.The resilient team were keen to cross the finish line despite the accident and decided to pick up their bobsled and carry it across the line, which received a rapturous applause from the crowd and other competitors.Fans reacted to the gaffe on Twitter and some definitely saw the funny side.“Imagine training for 4 years and your partner does that,”' one penned, along with a laughing emoji.Another added: “Cool runnings, the samba version.”While another chimed in: “4 years of training wasted because he wore

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the Washington Post . Survivors of the camps have reported acts of torture, rape, and forced sterilization. Though China to have closed the camps, in 2020 a BuzzFeed News revealed that the government had built “high-security camps—some capable of housing tens of thousands of people” in which to forcibly house Uyghurs.

Winter Olympian who has been branded 'Russia's most beautiful' knows exactly how to motivate herself to win a gold medal.Yulia Kanakina is a former ballet dancer who will compete for the Russian Olympic Committee in the women's skeleton when it gets underway on Friday.She is a former world junior champion and has revealed she is aiming to get on the podium in Beijing, having claimed two top three finishes during this season's World Cup.The 26-year-old is making her Olympic debut in the Chinese capital and has opened up on how she motivates herself to win a medal.Speaking to Sport24, Kanakina said: “We have been getting ready for the Games for quite a long time, much work has been done. I need to keep myself in good shape, both physical and psychological, till the beginning of the competition.“Some people like to motivate me by saying ‘Yulia, the most important thing is to win.’“I don’t need this kind of motivation.

Winter Olympic dream crushed.However, there was another twist as Charles’ Canadian teammate Florence Brunelle was relegated to fourth after earning a second penalty of the games.Brunelle had made an illegal pass past Kexin, allowing Charles and Kexin to qualify for the semi-finals."This incident wasn’t Canada’s fault… look at the footage closely and you will see it was the Chinese competitor who flicks the marker," one fan tweeted.Another added: "Biggest cheaters on the planet."While Brunelle, who was disqualified from the event told Canadian media: “That’s sport. Through making mistakes, I’ll learn.

Beijing Winter Olympics.The lack of snowfall across the UK alongside its lack of facilities for sliding sports and curling mean Britain are underdogs for pretty much every event at the Winter Games.While the Russian Olympic Committee and China are both riding high with two golds, British athletes in the bobsleighing have to fund themselves while the cross-country skiing team make life easier for themselves by residing in Norway.That means Team GB’s measly tally of 32 medals across 23 winter Olympics is unlikely to drastically improve any time soon.And yet the athletes still partake in their events with greater morale than other nations, for example Germany, who have complained about not having hot food.That is down to Britain’s stars receiving a fantastic support package, despite their not so glamorous performances across the actual events.An operation dubbed ‘Home from Home’ has ensured Team GB athletes for the first time have training spaces at each of the three Games hubs around Beijing, courtesy of freight containers arriving from the UK beforehand.For training, ten Watt bikes, two ski Ergs, a cross-country treadmill and six Olympic lifting areas have been set up.An additional 70 sofas, 180 mattress toppers and 40 Smart TVs were brought in to make their stay as seamless as possible.Do you think Team GB will manage to secure a gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into

kicked off their opening day, tweeting her thoughts about the city’s alleged human rights violations.“There is no reason to watch a Winter Olympics that is holding up and spreading propaganda for a regime that is committing actual genocide and ethnic cleansing,” she claimed. “On top of poisoning the world and killing 6 million people.

Grindr has removed its gay dating and hookup app from multiple app stores as the Communist Party cracks down on LGBTQI content as part of its month-long censorship campaign.The Guardian reported this campaign is happening during the Lunar New Year holiday and as the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games begin. It is being conducted by China’s Cyberspace Administration. Grindr disappears from app stores in China On the eve of the Winter Olympics, let us protest in front of Chinese embassies the world over.

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Winter Olympics reporter was forcibly dragged off screen by a Chinese security official while broadcasting live from Beijing.Journalist Sjoerd den Daas was covering the games for Dutch broadcaster NOS outside the Bird’s Nest Stadium for the opening ceremony when he was manhandled by a man wearing a red armband.The individual entered the frame and grabbed the journalist, who pleaded by saying: “Please wait a while, I’m doing a live now.”Mr den Daas attempted to continue but was pulled away and told: “Go, this place does not allow you to stay,” before telling his fellow reporter in Dutch “We were also sent away from another spot just before.”The TV station took to Twitter on Friday to announce the reporter was “fine” following the incident, before slamming China’s treatment of journalists.They wrote on their official account: “Our correspondent @Sjoerddendaas was pulled away from the camera by security guards at 12:00 pm live in the NOS Journaal.“Unfortunately, this is increasingly becoming a daily reality for journalists in China.“He is fine and was able to finish his story a few minutes later.”Foreign media covering the games in China are understood to be heavily restricted, with mandatory use of a health-monitoring app and daily PCR tests being implemented.The security guard in question has since been identified as a ‘Public Security Volunteer’, a citizen-led neighbourhood watch helping the police keep order.That has led the IOC to come out and explain that it was an “unfortunate” isolated incident.Do you think there will be further instances of journalists facing trouble in China? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily

It’s early days at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, but NBC must already be praying for some Gold medal glory or the Super Bowl to give them a boost. Right now, coming off record low viewership in the first night of primetime coverage, the billions the Comcast-owned network fork out to broadcast the Games until 2032 isn’t looking like money well spent.

Kilmarnock's Kathryn Thomson was left rueing her luck after the first event of her Winter Olympic campaign lasted fewer than 15 seconds.

Chinese authorities interrupted a Dutch journalist’s live report on the Winter Olympics Friday, dragging him off-camera and creating confusion as to why his broadcast was halted.

Meghan McCain has slammed the 2022 Winter Olympics, branding them the "Genocide Games" over China's human rights abuses.MORE: Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie share disappointment over 2022 Winter Olympics newsThe 37-year-old took to social media to share an image designed by Chinese artist badiucao, which was created in protest of the host country. It showed an ice hockey player wearing the Chinese flag with blood on their stick and mask as they knocked over a Tibetan monk.WATCH: Meghan McCain announces departure from The View"I will not watch one minute of the @Beijing2022," she captioned her post, adding the hashtag, "#GenocideGames."On Twitter, she expanded on her opinion, writing: "There is no reason to watch a Winter Olympics that is holding up and spreading propaganda for a regime that is committing actual genocide and ethnic cleansing - on top of poisoning the world and killing 6 million people.

Proud family. For Chloe Kim‘s parents—father Jong Jin Kim and mother Boran Yun Kim—their daughter is the definition of the American dream.

Shaun White is all over the news. Aside from being one of the most exciting athletes in this year’s Winter Olympics, he is also Nina Dobrev’s boyfriend, piquing the interest of different groups of people.Nina Dobrev gushes over boyfriend Shaun White ahead of his fifth Winter OlympicsDave Franco explains why his proposal to wife Alison Brie was not as romantic as he expectedA post shared by Shaun White (@shaunwhite)Shaun White is a snowboarding legend, having won his first Olympic medal when he was 19 years old, in the year 2006. He made his mark in later Olympics, winning gold in 2010 and 2018.

The opening ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has happened and we have tons of great photos from the event.

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