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106-yr-old becomes oldest Olympic torchbearer
short by Saloni Tandon / on Sunday, 19 June, 2016
Aida Gemanque, known as Grandma Iaià, became the oldest Olympic torchbearer at 106, when she lit the cauldron in the Brazilian city, Macapa. She broke 101-yr-old Alexander Kaptarenko’s record, who carried the torch at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Notably, Grandma Iaià holds a Guinness record for being the oldest skydiver at 103, giving her the nickname ‘Extreme Granny’.
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