Uyghur 2008 torch bearer laments China

By Huizhong Wu
Updated February 3 2022 - 8:21pm, first published 8:15pm
Kamalturk Yalqun after running in the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch relay.
Kamalturk Yalqun after running in the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch relay.

At the age of 17, Kamalturk Yalqun was one of several students chosen to help carry the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

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