AKIPRESS.COM - The Olympic torch relay began its second day on Thursday atop the Great Wall, with Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medallists among those taking turns carrying the flame along a route shortened to three days because of COVID-19, Reuters reports.

The relay for the torch will open the Feb. 4-20 Olympic Winter Games.

Table tennis Olympic gold medallist Ma Long and Wu Jingyu, a two-time gold medallist in taekwondo, were among those carrying the red-and-silver spiral torch along the Badaling section of the Great Wall.

Chan, 67, a Hong Kong action and comedy film star known for his support of the Beijing government, was identified in the official press release by his Chinese name Chen Gangsheng. 

"I woke up at 4 a.m. This is my fourth Olympics. I'm very happy. I'm also cold!", Chan told reporters after his run along the wall.

【第30棒火炬手成龙：把中国五千年文化传承下去！】2月3日，北京冬奥会火炬在八达岭传递。演员成龙作为第30棒火炬手参与传递：中国有五千年文明，希望通过奥运把五千年文化传承下去！【来源：北京体育广播记者 叶春磊】#2022Beijing pic.twitter.com/tRq5VuIZHa

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