A 68-year-old Texas grandfather who was offered a seat on a subway in Rio de Janeiro shocked Twitter users around the world when he pulled off a stunt¹ that would be difficult for a man even half his age -- a feat² that was captured in pictures shared by his grandson. 

 

来自美国得克萨斯州、在里约地铁上被让座的68岁老爷爷，耍起了只有他一半年龄的人都很难完成的惊险动作，这个壮举被他的孙子抓拍并分享，震惊了全世界的推特用户。
 

 

Britton Barker, 19, shared a series of photos of his grandfather, Wayne McEntire, on Twitter Thursday morning after he "very respectfully declined" the seat offered by a young Brazilian man on a relatively³ crowded train. 

 

"He is one of the kindest and most polite people I know," Barker said of his grandfather. 

 

The pair, from Amarillo, were leaving Rio Centre after seeing some Olympic events and heading back to their apartment on the Copacabana Beach, Barker told ABC News. 

 

After being offered a seat, McEntire can be seen grabbing a pole then using his upper body strength to hoist⁴ his legs in the air, his body parallel to the bench below him. A man in a green shirt looks up in amusement as he poses for the camera. 

 

Several people approached him as they exited the train to tell him how "impressive" the move was and to ask him how old he was, Barker said. 

 

"Someone offered my grandpa a preferred seat for elderly people on the subway and he did this," Barker wrote on Twitter. Barker said that his grandfather has pulled similar tricks in the past, but never in public.

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