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Olympics fan rides rickshaw from China to London
Thursday, July 26, 2012    
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57-year-old Chinese farmer Chen Guanming has completed a two-year journey from China to London and is looking for a ticket to Friday's opening ceremony.

LONDON -- It's a tale of Olympian proportions: A man, a rickshaw, and a slow journey from a Chinese village to London through 16 countries.

Chinese farmer Chen Guanming claimed Thursday that his two-year odyssey to the London Games took him from Thailand's floods to Tibet to snowed-in Turkey to Britain since he started in 2010.

The 57-year-old, who said he had never traveled outside China before this trip, said he wanted to support the athletes and "spread the Olympic spirit." He's also seeking a last-minute ticket to attend Friday's opening ceremony.

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