Article: (Beijing Olympic) Chinese Taipei has 120 torch bearers: BOCOG vice president

(Beijing Olympic) Chinese Taipei has 120 torch bearers: BOCOG vice president

BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Taipei can soon kick off their selection of 120 torch bearers for the Beijing Olympics torch relay if they return to the written agreement reached by Beijing Olympics organizers and Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.

Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG), on Saturday urged Chinese Taipei to be back to the torch relay.

"As far as BOCOG is concerned, the passing of the Olympic flame through Taipei has been defined by BOCOG and the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee," said Jiang.

"We hope they will stay free from ...

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