Why Ma Long, Feng Yu chosen as Chinese flag-bearers at Pairs Olympic Games

by Sportswriters Zhou Xin, Yue Ranran

PARIS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Against all odds, 35-year-old table tennis icon Ma Long and artistic swimming team captain Feng Yu were named the flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, during an on-line press conference from Chinese sports delegation here on Wednesday.

It was the first time that the flag bearers were chosen outside traditional fav