Martial arts icon Jackie Chan to lead star-studded Paralympic torch relay in Paris
Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan was named on Sunday as one of the torchbearers in the lead-up to the opening ceremony of the Paralympics Games in Paris.
French actress Elsa Zylberstein and dancer/choreographer Benjamin Millepied will also take part in the torch relay. "It's all about inscribing sport in the hearts of people with disabilities," said French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who was on hand to welcome the flame alongside Tony Estanguet, head of the organising committee.
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