Famous four in Olympic Torch Relay

Malaysia - Samsung Malaysia has chosen four Malaysian icons to participate in the Malaysian leg of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay.

They are Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir, first Asian woman to conquer North and South Poles; Ras Adiba Radzi, former TV3 top anchorwoman who after a series of ill-fated incidents became a paraplegic and now advocate for the disabled; Nicol Ann David, international top squash player; and Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia's top badminton player. They were chosen by Samsung for their notable contributions to society and their tenacity to overcome challenges and achieve success.

"Samsung is thrilled and honored to have these four role models with outstanding and inspiring stories to tell to be Samsung Torchbearers. Each of them truly reflect the Olympic value and represent what the Olympic Games are all about," Min Yong Ho, MD and CEO of Samsung, said.

This will be the second time since 1964, for the Olympic torch to pass through Malaysia. The Beijing Olympic Torch Relay will have the longest route in the Olympic Torch Relay history, involving 21,880 torchbearers who will cover a total distance of 137,000 km in 130 days. The torch will be carried in Kuala Lumpur on 21 April 2008.

Samsung has been a worldwide Olympic sponsor since 1998 and a presenter of the Olympic Torch Relay from 2004. As the Worldwide Olympics Wireless Communications Partner for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Samsung contributes the wireless technologies and mobile phones through the company's Wireless Olympic Works (WOW) initiative to transmit real time information related to the Olympics.