The world's oldest person plans carry the Olympic torch for 100 metres in Japan this May as the pandemic-delayed games finally get under way.
Kane Tanaka, 118, will be pushed in her wheelchair for most of her stretch of the torch relay, but said she wished to walk the final few steps to the next torchbearer.
The Japanese woman with a widely reported love of fizzy drinks and chocolate has not been training for the torch relay, but has been given a new pair of trainers by her family.
Her grandson Eiji said only her health and weather conditions could get in the way of her playing a part in the Tokyo Olympics.