CHINA-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-2022: THREE PERSONS PROTEST HOLDING OF BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS AT TORCH LIGHTING CEREMONY IN ANCIENT OLYMPIA

The Olympic torch lighting ceremony, held on October 18 in Ancient Olympia, Greece, prior to the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, was disrupted by three people protesting China's treatment of Uyghurs and Tibetans. A press conference organized by a separate group of activists in Athens the following day denounced China's human rights violations as the Olympic torch heads to  Beijing. The torch-lighting ceremony had a small audience due to COVID restrictions, though top figures such as Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach attended. The torch will also be taken directly by plane from Greece to Beijing this year instead of being transported by relays of athletes traversing 20 countries





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