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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