Shortened Olympic torch relay starts for Beijing Games

First Torch bearer Luo Zhihuan holds up the torch at the start of the torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

First Torch bearer Luo Zhihuan holds up the torch after receiving it from Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng before the start of the torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

First Torch bearer Luo Zhihuan and his wife poses with the torch at the start of the torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, torch bearer Luo Zhihuan runs with the torch during the 2022 Winter Olympics Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua via AP)

Workers prepare the flame for the start of the torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng lights the torch before the start of the torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)