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Agence France-Presse

Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan was named on Sunday as one of the torch-bearers in the lead-up to the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris.
The 70-year-old, known for his stunts and acrobatic fight scenes, will carry the flame on Wednesday afternoon in the French capital just hours before the opening ceremony, the organising committee announced.
French actress Elsa Zylberstein and dancer/choreographer Benjamin Millepied will also take part in the torch relay.
As with the Olympics opening ceremony, Wednesday’s event will take place beyond the confines of the Stade de France, with a parade down the Champs-Elysees to the Place de la Concorde in central Paris.

The flame, which was lit on Saturday in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, UK – the historic birthplace of the Paralympic Games – arrived in France via the Channel Tunnel on Sunday, carried by wheelchair fencing medallist Emmanuelle Assmann.
“It’s all about inscribing sport in the hearts of people with disabilities,” said French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, who was on hand to welcome the flame alongside Tony Estanguet, head of the organising committee.
The flame was expected to continue its journey, where it would be “multiplied” into 12 Paralympic flames that will be carried by 1,000 torch-bearers in around 50 towns, in 12 simultaneous relays.
These 12 relays will converge on Paris, where the flame will arrive on Wednesday for the opening ceremony.


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Hong Kong-born martial arts actor will carry the flame on Wednesday in Paris, hours before opening ceremony, the organising committee said


Hong Kong-born martial arts actor will carry the flame on Wednesday in Paris, hours before the opening ceremony, the organising committee said.
