China's Olympics flag bearer

Chinese basketball player Yi Jianlian is busy with his first training session after arriving in London. He has been chosen as China's flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of London Olympics, which will be unveiled on July 27. China has the tradition of choosing basketball players as flag-bearers for the Olympic Games opening ceremony. Former NBA star Yao Ming was the flag-bearer of the Chinese sports delegation at both Beijing 2008 and Athens 2004.