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The good will of an ordinary man four years ago has been unexpectedly rewarded with the chance to carry the torch for the Beijing Olympics.

Forty-four-year-old Chinese doctor Li Zhi was selected to be a torchbearer after being recommended by his longtime pal - the former chairman of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch.

"I am a lucky torchbearer who got the recommendation from my old friend," Li says.