▁in ▁p iny in ▁and ▁English ▁( although ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁given ▁name ▁character ▁in ▁Chinese ). ▁The ▁"( A )" ▁identifier ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁distinguish ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁younger ▁Yang ▁Yang . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁older ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁( L ) ▁for ▁" large " ▁( 大 ▁or ▁' big ' ▁in ▁Chinese ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁younger ▁and ▁older ▁persons ▁of ▁roughly ▁the ▁same ▁age ), ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁older ▁than ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁( S ) ▁( for ▁" small "); ▁however , ▁she ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁" L " ▁identifier , ▁changing ▁it ▁to ▁" A " ▁for ▁" August ", ▁her ▁birth ▁month . ▁Although ▁the ▁younger ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁( S ) ▁is ▁now ▁retired ▁from ▁competition ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁in ▁results , ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁( A ) ▁still ▁used ▁the ▁identifier ▁in ▁competition , ▁considering ▁it ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁identity . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁Yang ▁Yang ▁( A ) ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁tor ch b ear ers ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁Olympic ▁tor ch ▁for ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Olympics , ▁and ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁ran ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁legs . ▁ ▁Yang ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁IO C ▁member ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁becoming ▁main land ▁China