Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of Paralympic opening ceremony

On Sunday, Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan was named as one of the torchbearers in the lead-up to the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris. He will carry the flame on Wednesday afternoon in the French capital just hours before the opening ceremony, the organizing committee announced.

French actress Elsa Zylberstein, and dancer/choreographer Benjamin Millepied will also take part in the torch relay. The flame will be carried by 1,000 torchbearers 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.