Three Tibetan-rights activists who disrupted the lighting of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Flame have been released from police detention in Greece after appearing in court, it has been confirmed, and have been given a trial date one day before the Opening Ceremony.

Schoolchildren from across Australia are being urged to create artwork that will help to inspire athletes at next year's Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Beijing 2022 has explained the thought process behind its Torchbearer uniforms and lantern, which were seen for the first time this week as the Flame for next year's Winter Olympics was ignited in Greece.

Beijing 2022 has announced plans for a scaled-back domestic Torch Relay with the Flame now touched down on Chinese soil.

The United States' three-time Olympic figure skater Evan Bates has described the situation concerning Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region as "terrible" and "awful" as China moves closer to hosting next February's Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

The Olympic Flame has been passed on to Beijing 2022 in a low-key handover ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. 

Human rights groups say they are worried that the Chinese Government will attempt to influence legal proceedings against activists who unveiled banners at the Acropolis protesting against the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games yesterday.

The three protesters who waved Tibetan flags and a banner as the Beijing 2022 Olympic Flame was being kindled in Ancient Olympia have been detained overnight and are to appear before a court insidethegames understands.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou have signed a declaration of the Olympic Truce or "Ekecheiria".

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Flame is now heading to Athens, but the Lighting Ceremony here was interrupted by protests over China's human rights record. 

UK Sport has invested £138,000 ($189,680/€163,530) into seven sports with the Beijing Support Fund prior to the Winter Olympic Games in China.

The final rehearsal for the Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony was conducted under cloudy skies but organisers have confirmed to insidethegames that a Flame lit yesterday will be held in reserve to be used in the event that cloud cover prevents the igniting of the Flame from the rays of the sun at the Ceremony tomorrow.

Two arrests were made at the Acropolis in Athens after protesters waved Tibetan flags and unfurled a banner reading "Free Hong Kong Revolution."

The director of the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) Chen Zhiyu has insisted the country will maintain a "tough stance" on doping as it prepares to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics next February and March.