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A Torch Made of Fish: Siberian Centenarian Trains for Olympic Relay

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Running with a 2.86 kg Olympic torch is not as easy as it seems. Alexander Kaptarenko, a centenarian torchbearer from Novosibirsk, has bought a frozen Siberian salmon and has been carrying it in place of a torch for a month in preparation for the relay.

Running with a 2.86 kg Olympic torch is not as easy as it seems. Alexander Kaptarenko, a centenarian torchbearer from Novosibirsk, has bought a frozen Siberian salmon and has been carrying it in place of a torch for a month in preparation for the relay.

© RIA Novosti . Aleksander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankRunning with a 2.86 kg Olympic torch is not as easy as it seems. Alexander Kaptarenko, a centenarian torchbearer from Novosibirsk, has bought a frozen Siberian salmon and has been carrying it in place of a torch for a month in preparation for the relay.
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Running with a 2.86 kg Olympic torch is not as easy as it seems. Alexander Kaptarenko, a centenarian torchbearer from Novosibirsk, has bought a frozen Siberian salmon and has been carrying it in place of a torch for a month in preparation for the relay.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankEvery day, the oldest torchbearer takes long walks with the fish in his hands. He carries it with him around his apartment as well as on the street.
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Every day, the oldest torchbearer takes long walks with the fish in his hands. He carries it with him around his apartment as well as on the street.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankIn addition to long walks, he attends table tennis training three times a week, which last from one and a half to two hours.
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In addition to long walks, he attends table tennis training three times a week, which last from one and a half to two hours.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankKaptarenko, who turned 101 this year, will set a record when he becomes the world’s oldest torchbearer in the Olympic torch relay.
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Kaptarenko, who turned 101 this year, will set a record when he becomes the world’s oldest torchbearer in the Olympic torch relay.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankIn his interviews, Kaptarenko says his healthy way of life has helped him live to a long age and still stay healthy.
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In his interviews, Kaptarenko says his healthy way of life has helped him live to a long age and still stay healthy.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankOne hundred and one year old athlete Alexander Kaptarenko, who participated in the 2012 Veterans Table Tennis Championships, is now training to take part in the Olympic torch relay in Novosibirsk.
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One hundred and one year old athlete Alexander Kaptarenko, who participated in the 2012 Veterans Table Tennis Championships, is now training to take part in the Olympic torch relay in Novosibirsk.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankBesides sports, Kaptarenko is involved in literary work, writing short stories.
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Besides sports, Kaptarenko is involved in literary work, writing short stories.
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