First Indian to carry Olympic '08 baton!
IANS | Jul 07, 2008
CALLING it 'the most beautiful moment in my life', business executive Meena Barot Monday became the only Indian to take part in the Olympic torch relay in China.
Barot, 36, ran 50-60 metres in Lanzhou city in Gansu province, cheered and clapped by thousands of Chinese. 'It was like a celebration. I have never seen anything like this in my life. It is the most beautiful moment of my life,' Barot told IANS over telephone.
Barot, 36, ran 50-60 metres in Lanzhou city in Gansu province, cheered and clapped by thousands of Chinese. 'It was like a celebration. I have never seen anything like this in my life. It is the most beautiful moment of my life,' Barot told IANS over telephone.
Barot, who moved to China in March 2005 and speaks Mandarin fluently, was ecstatic that she could keep her torch.
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