At the Closing Ceremonies on Sunday night in Beijing, Yao was surrounded by Olympic athletes wanting to get up close to him, including Australian basketball player and WNBA star Lauren Jackson. Here Yao is hugged by Jackson.

Raymond has more photos of the encounter in the forum, including tons of incredible photos from the Closing Ceremonies, like this one:

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