Quick snap recorded defense of Olympic torch

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-20-2008 13:18

Disabled torch bearer Jin Jing's brave action in protecting the Olympic torch from attack by a supporter for Tibetan independence has moved many people around the world. CCTV talked to the man who photographed the incident.She is disabled, but at that moment, she was the strongest.

Jin Jing's courageous protection of the Olympic torch has won the hearts of Chinese all around the world.

Jin Jing's courageous protection of the Olympic torch has won the hearts of Chinese all around the world.

But her bravery would not have been witnessed by the world without the man who took the picture.

Yang Zhendong is a Chinese student who has been in France for only 5 months. He didn't expect that he would be the person who caught the scene.

Yang Zhendong said, "I borrowed my classmate's camera. I didn't expect it could take such a good picture, because you have to hold the shutter for several seconds to take a picture. The camera needs to focus. At that moment, I didn't focus at all. I pressed the shutter to the end and then rushed to help Jin Jing get away from the intruder."