Wow.
… The 44-year-old Li Ning was hoisted then into the air, hundreds of feet above the National Stadium packed with nearly 100,000 athletes, spectators and world dignitaries. Running through the sky, Li circled the stadium in an homage to the thousands of miles the Olympic flame has traveled on its way from Olympus to Beijing, before finally lighting the cauldron.
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He earned six medals, including three golds, at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He retired after the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
In 1990 Li founded Li-Ning Company Limited, which has grown into one of the largest sportswear companies in the world. With more than 4,000 retail stores, Li-Ning is a major competitor to Nike and adidas in some markets. …

This will sell some apparel !!
