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Olympic flame officially handed over to Beijing 2022 to begin its journey to China

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    • Title Olympic flame officially handed over to Beijing 2022 to begin its journey to China
    • Publication Date 19th October 2021
    • Languages EN
    • Location Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece
    • Press Release https://olympics.com/ioc/news/olympic-flame-on-its-way-to-beijing
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      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 is on its way to China. During a ceremony in the historic Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, it was handed over today (Oct 19) from the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) to the organisers of the next Games.

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      Olympic flame officially handed over to Beijing 2022 to begin its journey to China (video)

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      Story Script & Shotlist (document)

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