Belarusian Olympic champion Leonid Heystor turns 90

The first Olympic champion of Belarus, Leonid Heystor, turned 90. In 1960, at the Rome Olympics, he won gold in canoe doubles together with Sergei Makarenko, finishing ahead of crews from Italy and Hungary. Later, Heystor became world and European champion, coached young rowers, and wrote books. He is also an honorary citizen of Gomel.