MONTPELLIER, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Paris Olympic torch relay is in full swing in France. During the relay in Montpellier on the 13th, Liu Ruiqi, a Chinese entrepreneur and founder of Hengyuanxiang Group, participated in the relay and became the first Chinese torchbearer of the Olympic torch relay. The staff of the torch relay team of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee told reporters that you will see a number of Chinese torchbearers in the future.
Liu Ruiqi, the founder of Hengyuanxiang Group, who participated in the transmission at Montpellier Station. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yazhuo
"The full list of each leg will not be released at this time, as there are some details that need to be finalized. You can follow the official website of the Paris Olympic Torch Relay, where we will publish the list of torchbearers for subsequent relays from time to time. The staff member told reporters.
According to the list of torchbearers published on the official website of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee, you can also see the names of two other Chinese torchbearers, namely Feng Haiying, who participated in the relay in the Pyrénées-Orientales on the 15th, and Zhao Lusi, a young actor who participated in the relay in the Gers department on the 18th. Both were recommended by Mengniu, a partner of the IOC's TOP program.
Liu Jia, an Austrian-Chinese and table tennis player who participated in the first leg of the torch relay in Marseille. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yazhuo
Liu Jia, an Austrian-Chinese torchbearer and table tennis player who appeared in the first leg of the relay in Marseille, was recommended by the Austrian Olympic Committee.
"Although there are only two people on the official website at the moment, there will be some other torchbearers from China in the future, so you can look forward to it." The staff of the torch relay team told reporters.
On May 8, the sailing ship "Berham" carrying the Olympic flame in Paris arrived in the port city of Marseille in southern France, and Florent Manodou (center), the first torchbearer on French soil and the swimming champion of the London 2012 Olympic Games, walked off the "Berham" sailing ship with the torch in his hand. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Julian Mattia)
The flame of the Paris Olympics landed in Marseille on the 8th and began its relay in mainland France the next day. On 14 July, the French National Day, the torch will arrive in Paris and begin its relay in Paris and its surrounding cities until the cauldron is lit at the opening ceremony on 26 July.
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
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