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2022 Winter Olympic Games torch relay kicks off in Beijing

The Olympic torch relay of the 2022 Winter Games kicked off on Wednesday in the Chinese capital of Beijing, according to TASS.
The solemn ceremony to launch a three-day relay was held at the Olympic park in the north of Beijing.
The relay is scheduled between February 2 and 4, 2022 (date of the opening of the Games) with the participation of 1,200 torchbearers. The three host zones of the Games Beijing’s city proper, Beijing’s Yanqing District and the city of Zhangjiakou in the neighboring Hebei Province are welcoming this traditional relay.