Chinese NBA star Yao Ming is mostly likely to be the last torch bearer in the Athens Olympic Torch Relay in China when it arrives in Beijing this week.

　　The torch will fly to Beijing from Seoul tomorrow morning (Tuesday) and the relay will go on for two days.

　　Preliminary plans announced by the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee chose senior Chinese sports official Yu Zaiqing, a member of the International Olympic Committee as the first torch bearer.

　　And the 23-year-old Houston Rockets star Yao Ming will be the last of the 148 Chinese torch holders.

　　The 50km relay in downtown Beijing on Wednesday will start at Tian'anmen Square and finish in the Summer Palace.