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Oldest marathon runner finishes last race at 101

Feb. 24, 2013 - 14:02 By Korea Herald
`Turbaned Tornado` Fauja Singh, 101, began running at age 89 and has since completed nine marathons. Above, Sigh crosses the finish line at the Toronto Marathon in 2011. (AFP)

The world‘s oldest marathon runner has run his last race at the age of 101.

Fauja Singh finished the Hong Kong marathon’s 10-kilometer (6.25-mile) race on Sunday in a time of 1 hour, 32 minutes and 28 seconds.

Singh, a Sikh, wore a saffron turban and sported a flowing white beard.

The Indian-born runner said earlier he would hang up his sneakers after the race in the southern Chinese city.

Singh became the oldest man to run a full marathon at Toronto in 2011. But his record was not recognized by Guinness World Records because he doesn‘t have a birth certificate to prove his age, only a passport.

Singh, who lives in Britain, said before the race that he was happy he’s retiring at the top of his game. (AP)



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101세의 나이로 마라톤을, 어이쿠!

인도 출신 파우자 사인(Fauja Singh, 101)이 일요일 홍콩에서 열린 10km 마라톤을 1시간 32분 28초에 완주했다.

사인은 사프론 터번을 쓰고 흰 턱수염을 휘날리며 달리기를 하는 인상적인 모습을 보였다.

사인은 2011년 토론토에서 열린 풀 마라톤 대회에 최고령자로 참가한 바 있다. 그러나 그의 기록은 기네스북에 등재될 수 없었는데, 그의 나이를 증명할 만한 출생기록이 공식적으로 남아있지 않은 상태였기 때문이다.

사인은 현재 영국에 거주하고 있으며 마라톤계에서 보기 좋게 은퇴하며 기쁜 마음을 드러냈다. (코리아헤럴드)