World's oldest marathoner, Fauja Singh, retires at 101!

World's oldest marathoner, Fauja Singh, retires at 101!

FP Staff April 23, 2012, 11:30:19 IST

After successfully completing the 26 mile London marathon, Fauja Singh, world’s oldest marathoner, has decided to retire.

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World's oldest marathoner, Fauja Singh, retires at 101!

After successfully completing the 26-mile London marathon, Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest marathoner, has decided to retire.

Fauja Singh, aged 101, was refused by the Guinness Book of World Records to be recognised as the world’s oldest marathoner since he doesn’t have a birth certificate.

According to the Wikipedia page on Fauja Singh, he was born in Indian in 1911 and moved to London in 1992. He ran his first marathon in 2000 at the age of 89.

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After completing his last marathon on Sunday he said, " I did struggle with the marathon but because I trained well I did manage to finish it this time."

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