The Olympic flame for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games is carried by the first torchbearer, alpine skier Ioannis Antoniou, as it begins its journey in Olympia. The flame was lit from the rays of the sun at the ancient Temple of Hera, the cradle of the Ancient Games, in the presence of IOC president Thomas Bach.

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