Olympics: Olympic torchbearer king of hill at Copacabana Beach

Olympics: Olympic torchbearer king of hill at Copacabana Beach

Rio Olympics torch relay runner Albino Roca, 69, poses on top of Morro do Leme atop the peak at Forte Duque de Caxias at the east end of Copacabana Beach on Aug. 13, 2016. Rocha was one of the 12,000 torchbearers that traveled across 329 towns and cities for the 2016 Rio Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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