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Coverage dated February 1, 2022

Shortened Olympic torch relay begins in Beijing

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The three-day torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics began in Beijing on Wednesday,

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  1. The Hill

    Shortened Olympic torch relay begins in Beijing (opens The Hill)

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    The three-day torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics began in Beijing on Wednesday,

  2. Al Jazeera

    Beijing starts low-key torch relay for Winter Olympics (opens Al Jazeera)

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    2022 Games takes place inside a ‘closed loop’ bubble that seals off athletes, Olympics personnel and selected guests.

  3. NBC News

    Shortened torch relay begins for Beijing Winter Olympics (opens NBC News)

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    The torch will be carried through the three Olympics zones, starting with downtown Beijing before heading to Yanqing district and finally Zhangjiakou in neighboring Hebei Province.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Shortened Olympic torch relay starts for Beijing Games (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    BEIJING (AP) — The three-day torch relay for the Beijing Olympics, shortened considerably because of concerns about the coronavirus, started Wednesday with an 80-year-old former speedskater carrying the flame.

  5. France 24

    Low-key Beijing 2022 Olympic torch relay kicks off (opens France 24)

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    The Winter Olympics torch relay kicked off in Beijing on Wednesday as China's capital gears up to host the global sporting event against a backdrop of diplomatic boycotts and the coronavirus pandemic…

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