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Olympic flame arrives in China for Beijing 2022 Winter Games

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-10-20 06:38
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Former Greek water polo athlete Evi Moraitidou (left) passes the flame to former Chinese freestyle skiing aerials athlete Li Nina during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, Oct 19, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - The Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games has landed in the Chinese capital on Wednesday morning after being flown from Athens, Greece.

A welcome ceremony is due to be held later at the Beijing Olympic Tower near the 'Bird's Nest' National Stadium, which hosted the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The flame was ignited Monday in a traditional lighting ceremony at Ancient Olympia in western Greece, and was handed over on Tuesday to the Beijing 2022 organizers at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens.

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