The Chinese Olympic Committee has offered vaccine doses to be used for participants at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.

The Tokyo Olympics, postponed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, were the first Games outside wartime to be cancelled but have been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8. Due to the delay the Beijing Games will now start about six months after Tokyo...

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