Aug

20

Olympic honour for British Bahá´’í

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A Bahá’í from Wallasey, Wirral, was given the honour of being one of the Olympic torch bearers as it passed through the Chinese province where she now lives.

52 year old Wilma O’Sullivan was asked to carry the torch through Hebei. She was one of a number of foreign workers to be acknowledged nationally for her contribution to education in China.

“It was a great and fantastic honour to carry the torch,” Ms O’Sullivan told the Wirral Globe, “and best of all I get to keep it. All bearers pass the flame and keep the torch.”

Ms O’Sullivan was given the National Friendship award in 2006 and was invited by the Chinese government for a week’s holiday along with 49 other recipients. She has lived in China since 1995 where she has been teaching English.

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