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Chan completed this section of the relay alongside table tennis Olympic gold medallist Ma Long and two-time gold medallist in taekwondo Wu Jingyu. AFP
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Actor Jackie Chan with student performers after participating in a leg of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics torch relay at the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China on February 3. Getty Images
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The 'Rush Hour' actor with school children and Olympic medallists on the torch relay. Getty Images
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Chan speaks to media after carrying the torch on the second day of its journey to Friday's Opening Ceremony. AFP
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Chan receives a Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics torch as a souvenir after taking part in the relay. AP
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Hong Kong celebrity Jackie Chan holds the 2022 Winter Olympic torch after taking part in the torch relay at the Badaling Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
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This part of the relay took place at the Badaling section of the Great Wall, 70 kilometres north-west of central Beijing. AFP
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Chan wrapped up for the occasion, as temperatures dipped below freezing. AFP
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Chan completed this section of the relay alongside table tennis Olympic gold medallist Ma Long and two-time gold medallist in taekwondo Wu Jingyu. AFP
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Actor Jackie Chan with student performers after participating in a leg of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics torch relay at the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China on February 3. Getty Images
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The 'Rush Hour' actor with school children and Olympic medallists on the torch relay. Getty Images
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Chan speaks to media after carrying the torch on the second day of its journey to Friday's Opening Ceremony. AFP
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Chan receives a Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics torch as a souvenir after taking part in the relay. AP
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Hong Kong celebrity Jackie Chan holds the 2022 Winter Olympic torch after taking part in the torch relay at the Badaling Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
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This part of the relay took place at the Badaling section of the Great Wall, 70 kilometres north-west of central Beijing. AFP
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Chan wrapped up for the occasion, as temperatures dipped below freezing. AFP
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Chan completed this section of the relay alongside table tennis Olympic gold medallist Ma Long and two-time gold medallist in taekwondo Wu Jingyu. AFP
Beijing Winter Olympics: actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch along Great Wall
The 'Rush Hour' star joined Olympic medallists to carry the torch on its relay journey to Friday's Opening Ceremony
Reuters
03 February, 2022
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