Kane Tanaka, a 117-year-old Japanese woman and the world’s oldest person, is scheduled to carry the Olympic flame as part of the Tokyo Games torch relay in May, according to a report.
Tanaka is listed on the lineup for the torch relay, aiming to participate on May 11, according to the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper. She was to carry the flame this past May had the Olympics not been postponed until 2021, according to Japanese media back in February.
Tokyo Olympic organizers have not confirmed her participation.
Tanaka, born Jan. 2, 1903, would be 118 years and 129 days old on her day with the flame.