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In 109 years, Shigeko Kagawa set the Olympic torch and world record

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  • 13 April, 2021 17:05:51

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Sports Desk: What he has not seen in life! He has seen two world wars, he has seen the Olympics come to a standstill, he has seen his own country become a big victim of war; You have seen two epidemics before and after this, you have seen the birth of the football world cup after watching so many things, one should become history. But Shigeko Kagawa did not stop there, becoming the oldest Olympic torchbearer in history in 109 years with an Olympic torch in his hand.

The Japanese woman made this feat by carrying the Olympic torch in Nara Prefecture. He broke the record set in the Olympics. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Brazilian woman Aida Mendes made this feat by holding the Olympic torch in Macapa, Brazil.

The Olympic torch started its journey on March 25. Since then, the centenarian, including Shigeko, has taken the torch twice. Earlier, on March 26, 104-year-old barber Shitsui Hakoishi carried a torch in heavy rain in Nasukarasuama, Tochigi Prefecture.

However, he did not have any record. However, Shigeko's record will not last long. Tanaka, the world's oldest person, will take part in the torch ride next month. The 117-year-old Japanese man will break Shigeko's record if he picks up the Olympic torch. When the Olympic torch will be flown to Fukuoka Prefecture on May 12, it is time to take it.

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