Russian man walks 18,200km to watch Rio Olympics
By Park Jae-hyuk
Sergey Lukyanov. / Courtesy of YouTube
By Park Jae-hyuk
A Russian man reached Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after walking 18,272 kilometers from St. Petersburg ― excluding a flight from Singapore to Santiago across the Pacific.
Sergey Lukyanov, 60, said he began his journey on April 1 last year to attend the Rio Olympics.
The competitive race walker covered 50-60 kilometers a day in Russia and about 39 kilometers a day in other countries.
But he hiked 140 kilometers in just two days in China because he only had a short-term visa.
Lukyanov said he wore out six pairs of shoes during his journey.
He will return home next spring.