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Flame lit for Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 in Ancient Olympia

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    • Title Flame lit for Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 in Ancient Olympia
    • Publication Date 18th October 2021
    • Languages EN, CN
    • Location Ancient Olympia, Greece
    • Press Release http://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/olympic-flame-for-beijing-2022-lit-in-ancient-olympia
    • Description

      The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY SCRIPT: The Olympic flame for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 was lit today in ancient Olympia, Greece. This marks the start of its journey to China where, in just over 100 days, the Games will begin. As a symbol of peace, unity and solidarity, the Olympic flame will convey the values of Olympism to all those that see it on its travels. The flame will help build anticipation amongst Olympic fans eager to witness the world’s best winter sport stars in action, whilst also inspiring thousands of athletes who are making their final preparations for these Games. Speaking at the ceremony in ancient Olympia, which was held under strict conditions due to COVID-19 countermeasures, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Bach made it clear that the Olympic Games have always stood above conflict: “In our fragile world, where division, conflict and mistrust are on the rise, the Olympic Games always build bridges. They never erect walls.

    • Games Edition Beijing 2022
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      © 2021 - International Olympic Committee - All Rights Reserved. IOC Newsroom video news releases (IOC-VNRs) are the exclusive property of the IOC. They are made available to you for bona fide news reporting purposes only and all rights required for their production have been cleared. Terms and conditions of the IOC Newsroom and Olympics.com apply.

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