Oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon
Fauja Singh, a 100-year-old runner of Indian-origin, has set a Guinness record of being the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon here.
It took Mr. Singh over eight hours to cross the finish line, more than six hours after Kenya's Kenneth Mungara won the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday for the fourth straight year.
Mr. Singh was the last competitor to complete the course but entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
He accomplished the amazing feat, becoming the oldest person ever to complete a full-distance 42-kilometre marathon. Mr. Singh, who only speaks Punjabi, also surprised himself.
He said he had set a goal of finishing the race in about nine hours.
“Beating his original prediction, he's overjoyed,” his coach and translator Harmander Singh was quoted as saying by the Toronto Star.
“Earlier, just before we came around the [final] corner, he said, “Achieving this will be like getting married again.”
“He is absolutely overjoyed, he has achieved his life-long wish,” the coach added. Sunday's run was his eighth marathon.
He ran his first at the tender age of 89 and wasn't the first time he set a record.
Keywords: Fauja Singh, centenarian marathon, 100-year-old marathoner
What an inspiration is Fauja Singh Ji. The whole world is .truly rejoicing his achievements
Truly amazing , this is really inspirational.. hats off to you Mr.Singh
I salute you for showing us, that all things are possible, when you apply the hard work and dedication .... I am blown away with your achievement and sportsmanship.
Hats-off to you, a great inspiration to all people, young or old.
Great feat sir, u have made the whole world turn around and look at you. Age is not a barrier for a man with strong will and determination to achieve.You have proved it. I salute thee "Pride of india".
Won't any body call Mr. Fauja a grandpa , rather would admire him as a grand son of all ... as he stands testimony to the fact that the Healthy body is not a grant of god but, one's determination to mould the gift of god to its fullest accomplishment of HIS purpose. May Allah give him more strength & prolong his rest of his life with good spirit & vigour , May be him the torch bearer to lead others and be a living example of Sound healthy body & soul.
I salute this Great Man for his courage , determination & guts. It only shows that every thing is in the mind . I Pray that our Indian Sportsmen could learn these lessons so that our image at the big games will improve.
WOW! Amazing feat! Request The Hindu to interview this 'grand' old gentleman on his exercise regimen and daily routine to share with all of us.
Congratulations sir
I respect you like anything sir. You are the greatest inspiration for younger generation like us .
I am slightly overweight and working recently to reduce it .I find it so hard to run 3 km at the age of 23, which is very frustrating.I use to wonder if it was at all possible for me to run a long distance. But this feat has totally removed all my doubts .He has inspired me so immensely and shown that will to do in above the barrier of age and physical constraints. Sir, take a bow , you are my hero . I wish you remain in good health in year to come also.
Old is Gold !
Fauja Singh is an inspiration to all long distance running enthusiasts, any follower and participant of marathon knows that only with strong will you can do this.We are proud of you
Sir, at my age of 70 years,claiming to be a very healthy person, I can only walk 5 kms in an hour. That is all, beyond that I get dead tired. This person of 100 yrs of age can run 42 kms !. My God ! Really Great, Sir. I felt really happy to know this fact. I pray God to give him enough strength to continue like this and be an inspiration to one and all.
Fauja Singh is King. Hats off to him.
impossible It is a great achievement................
hats off to Mr.Fauja Singh. he is truly champion. At the age of 100 achieving this feet is really unimaginable.
Really great achievement...thank u for inspiration!
Incredible, what tremendous feats human beings are capable of! Live it up, Sardarji. Tussi Great Ho!
its people like him that make one feel that age is never an obstacle to achieve greatness. I salute him!!
Unlike Fauja Singh, 21st century POT-BELLIED Indian youth will sit before TV & play video-game titled "Marathon" while munching cheese filled burger & bottles of Pepsi. In my neighbourhood there are many who claim breaking records in video-games.
Fauja Singh has proved to the world that one can achieve results, if there is determination in life. He exhibited this will at a very 'tender age of 89 ', when many people due to variety of reasons will be completely withdrawn from all activities. That was a marvelous feat to Motivate the young. Salutations to him.
The only reason he could do so, is because he would have stayed away from cities and towns by at least a 100 kms.
Fauja ji you are rocking, God will think about your task.
Amar Singh, Yedurappa reddy falling sick after few hours in jail at the age of 50-60.Indian judiciary should take a lesson from Fauja singh.Make Reddys, kalmadis and Amar Singh run for 42 km everyday till they r in jail; put Fauja Singh as their coach.
Wow !! Just amazing .. Gem of his community(Sikh) and Indian Pride
It is a great achievement. We should think of how healthy is he at this age. We should cultivate from him taking healthy food, physical/mental exercise he had practiced for 100 years to achieve this.
Hats off man!! It will be impossible for our generation to even live for 60 years with good health thanks to industrialization and modernization of our world.
This is absolutly incredible and he will be the last one do so. In this world of designer foods it will be difficult to find another Fauja Singh in the years to come. Well done. This Singh is Real king.
Fauja Singh showed that age is not a problem for making records.hats off to 100years old youth
Inspiration to all for good health.....
Really it is a terrific record has achieved by our Mr.Fauja Singh of Punjab. being a 100 year old man he could ran more than 40 kms with in 9hrs is really unimaginable, yet he did the legendary wonder. i am glad simultaneously feel bad off our young generation to day. being one of the young peers of our nation i request all my counterparts to learn lesson from our grand father, Mr.Fauja Singh that how to live for a long as he has been doing the favor. and also to keep him in our lives as the life model to maintain good health simultaneously to do favors to our nation.
Fouja ji you are great - Singh is King.
amazing and highly insipiring .at the age when any one is not able to think properly he had ran marathon.which require coordination of your body parts for long time.salute to this man.
its highly inspirational .
A true example of age doesnn't matter as life is all about being young at heart. Hats off to you Mr Singh.
He is a living example of a healthy lifestyle, a disciplined regime and strong will power. May he get a long and healthy life.
Truely inspirational. Its a secret of living longer.
Congratulations Sir!Hats off to you!
Amazing, You are an inspiration to all, regardless of race, religion and color. I pray to Allah that you live to see another 100.
Great inspiration for younger generation.
I am very happy to read and share this news. I salute this champion!
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