Li protected Olympic torch on world relay

Members of the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay team were in deep sorrow yesterday for their former teammate Li Xiaoming, who was one of the eight Chinese peacekeepers killed in the massive earthquake in Haiti.

A simple but solemn memorial was held by the Beijing Olympic City Development Association yesterday afternoon.

A nearly 70-sq m room was crowed with over 100 mourners dressed in dark colors with chrysanthemums in their hands. Many sobbed and could hardly control their tears when they saw the big picture hanging on the wall showing Li with a big smile in his Olympic uniform.