Cast members of "The One Man Olympics" attend the movie's premiere ceremony in Beijing on Friday, May 16, 2008. [Photo: ent.sina.com.cn]
"The One Man Olympics", a movie about the first Chinese Olympian, premiered in Beijing on Friday evening to welcome the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games as well as raise money for earthquake victims in Sichuan Province.
The film recounts the story of Chinese sprinter Liu Changchun and how he overcame Japanese intrusion to become the sole representative of China at the 1932 Los Angeles Games.
His optimism and patriotism inspired many of his countrymen to follow his footsteps. It is a story of heroism that will be viewed by a vast audience in China during the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Li Zhaolin, a graduate from the Central Academy of Drama, starred as the leading role. He is recognized as the most suitable actor to play Liu Changchun since he also holds a certification of national athlete of the second grade.
Sun Haiying, Guo Jiaming, Zhao Lin also starred in the film.
More than two hundred celebrities attended the ceremony, including renowned artists, popular stars and Olympic champions.
They offered their condolences for quake victims and donated nearly 800,000 yuan, about 114,000 US dollars, at the premiere ceremony.
