It’s official: Marco Torres will carry the Olympic Torch

Filipino Marco Torres is one of the eight expats privileged to carry the Olympic torch in China.

Marco Torres

The seven other foreign residents who will each carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil next year are: Jenny Bowen of the US, Werner Ebel of Germany, Meena Barot of India, Yoshitoshi Mizuya of Japan, Luis Hong-Sanchez of Colombia, Yury Ilyakhin of Russia and British-Venezuelan Deirdre Smyth. The winners were chosen by a vote, but in order to be shortlisted they had to demonstrate their appreciation of Chinese culture and history and their devotion to communicating information about “the real China” to the rest of the world.


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4 Responses to “It’s official: Marco Torres will carry the Olympic Torch”

  1. RedStarRising Says:

    congrats….make your country proud of you!!!

  2. Gloria Says:

    bravo!!!

  3. melissa lorenzo Says:

    marco torres should not forget to thank those who cast their votes for him to be one of those torch bearers. most especially jobert sucaldito & cristy fermin who i heard from their
    radio program has called on their listeners to vote. it’s the reason i did cast my vote for him too.

  4. ProPinoy Says:

    being a torch bearer will not win you a medal in the olympics! karangalan?! Nakakahiya kayo nagpadala pa kayo ng 15 man contingent sa olympics na nagpahiya sa pilipinas wala namang maiuwing medal (they tried their best?! they should have tried harder!)! hay naku pilipinas umasenso ka nga! mga binabalita panay palpak kung saan ang focus ng olympics ay mga manlalaro at hindi mga torch bearer! sus!

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