Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch atop Great Wall

Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan holds the 2022 Winter Olympic torch after taking part in the torch relay at the Badaling Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China, on Feb 3, 2022. Photo: AP

The Olympic torch relay began its second day on Thursday (Feb 3) atop the Great Wall, with Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medallists among those taking turns carrying the flame along a route shortened to three days because of Covid-19.

The relay for the torch that will open the Feb 4-20 Winter Games is much more modest than the globe-spanning relay for Beijing's 2008 Summer Games, a tour that was disrupted by protests.