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London 2012: Great-grandmother prepares for torch role
Diana Gould will be 100 when she takes part in the Olympic Torch Relay.
“I’m walking up and down holding a candlestick,” said 99-year-old Diana Gould, who is the oldest among the 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame.
The great-grandmother of six, who lives in a retirement flat in Kenton, north-west London, did not know that her granddaughter Alexandra Antscherl had nominated her to be a torchbearer.
But since being selected she has been preparing for the 300-yard walk.
“I was delighted when Alexandra told me and when I heard I was definitely accepted I started to get really excited.”
“I’ve seen the torch now – I think the design is lovely and it’s fairly comfortable to hold.”
“As long as the walk is on the flat I think I’ll be OK. The biggest challenge will be the weight of the torch.”
“I can’t walk quick because I walk with a stick. About halfway I think I will have to change arms because of the weight of the thing!”
(By Debabani Majumdar, BBC News, London)
GLOSSARY
candlestick – candelabro
yard – jarda (0,9144 de um metro)
stick – bengala
candlestick – candelabro
yard – jarda (0,9144 de um metro)
stick – bengala
“torchbearer”, refers to a person who
