106-yr-old becomes oldest Olympic torchbearer
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’.