Sanya (China), May 04, 2008
The 2008 Olympic torch relay kicked off in this southern city of Hainan province on Sunday morning, the first leg of the relay in mainland China.
At the Fire Phoenix Square of the Phoenix Island, China's short track speed skating Olympic champion Yang Yang became the first torchbearer.
"I felt both excited and nervous to be the first torchbearer in the Chinese mainland," said Yang, the first Chinese gold medallist in the Winter Olympic Games.
Yang won two gold medals in the women's 500 and 1,000 metre short track speed skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games to end China's gold drought at the Winter Olympics.
At the Fire Phoenix Square of the Phoenix Island, China's short track speed skating Olympic champion Yang Yang became the first torchbearer.
"I felt both excited and nervous to be the first torchbearer in the Chinese mainland," said Yang, the first Chinese gold medallist in the Winter Olympic Games.
Yang won two gold medals in the women's 500 and 1,000 metre short track speed skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games to end China's gold drought at the Winter Olympics.
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