Former Chinese gymnastics star Li Ning carries the Olympic flame as he is lifted to the air during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games in the National Stadium in north Beijing, China, Aug. 8, 2008.

(Photo credit: Xinhua)

Li Ning, former Olympic gymnast for China, makes his way to the Olympic cauldron to light the flame during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Li Ning, former Olympic gymnast for China, makes his way to the Olympic cauldron to light the flame during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
 (Photo credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

The cauldron of the Beijing Olympic Games was lit in the National Stadium in north Beijing on Friday night, August 8, 2008. [Photo: Xinhua]

The Olympic flame is lit by Li Ning, former Olympic gymnast for China, during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

(Photo credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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