He is the oldest Marathon runner in the world. Meet 104-year-old Fauja Singh who on Sunday participated in the Mumbai Marathon.
“I am very much delighted and happy to participate in the marathon. I want to congratulate the company which is organising this marathon. I am very happy to be a part of it,” Singh told the reporters here.
Known as ‘Turbaned Tornado’, Singh took up the sport when he was in his eighties after moving to London.
Singh, a living legend, who continues to inspire people of all age group, is the world’s oldest marathon runner.
He has done, what a lot of people who know him, say is impossible. But for Fauja Singh, age seems to be just a number. At 93, Fauja Singh, the London-based father of four and grandfather of 13 was signed up by sports major Adidas for its ‘Nothing Is Impossible’ advertising campaign.
A farmer from Punjab, Singh began long distance running at 81.
He shot to fame when, at 89, he completed a gruelling 26.2 mile marathon in six hours and 54 minutes. This knocked 58 minutes off the previous world best in his age bracket.
Since then he has never looked back.
