Source: CCTV.com
03-25-2008 11:21
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic GamesMore than 600 other runners will carry the torch before it's handed over to the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games on March 30.
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| In Olympia, Greece on Monday, the 24-year old Luo took over the torch from Greek Olympic taekwondo silver medalist Alexandros Nikolaidis, the first torchbearer. |
She came in first place at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and now she's the first Chinese torch bearer in the Greek Leg of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay. Dubbed "Queen of the Pool", Luo Xuejuan retired last year. In Olympia, Greece on Monday, the 24-year-old Luo took over the torch from Greek Olympic taekwondo silver medalist Alexandros Nikolaidis, the first torchbearer.
