ZHANGJIAKOU, China -- The torch relay for the Beijing Winter Olympics got underway on Wednesday, in a symbolic moment for the host amid COVID-19 concerns and international controversy.
Beijing Winter Olympics
Winter Olympics torch relay starts hours ahead of first events
Run, scaled down due to COVID, to pass Great Wall before Friday opening ceremony
Jing Haipeng, a Chinese astronaut, carries the Olympic torch after the relay launch ceremony in Beijing on Feb. 2. © Reuters
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