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.
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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November 2nd, 2007 at 10:12 pm
congrats….make your country proud of you!!!
November 3rd, 2007 at 11:07 pm
bravo!!!
November 7th, 2007 at 12:51 am
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.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
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!