Published: October 19th, 2021,
Last updated: October 19th, 2021

The Olympic flame for the Winter Games in Beijing was lit in ancient Olympia on Monday. But the ceremony did not remain peaceful. Activists protested for a free Tibet on the sidelines of the ceremony. They were arrested by the Greek police. Photographers captured the protest; the protest action cannot be seen in the official video of the International Olympic Committee IOC.