The Olympic flame arrived Wednesday morning in China’s capital for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, state media reported after the torch was flown from Athens, Greece.
A ceremony is subsequently scheduled at the Beijing Olympic Tower, according to state agency Xinhua, two days after the Olympic flame was lit in Athens and flown to China. Some 2,900 athletes from 85 countries will compete in the Winter Games from February 4 to 20, 2022. (AFP)