Grit, determination to hold the flame high

Many people have carried the Olympic torch. And many others will do so before it reaches its final destination in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. But very few of them have been (or likely to be) like Wang Qihong.

The 32-year-old gymnast-turned coach of the Shenzhen team will run the final stage of the torch relay in the city on an artificial limb tomorrow.

Wang started her career as a gymnast at the age of eight, and won her first gold medal in a national competition at the age of 17.