Posted on Jul 15, 2025
Fauja Singh, world's 'oldest' marathon runner, dies at 114 in hit-and-run
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" ... his claim of being the world's oldest marathon runner was not recognised by Guinness World Records as he could not show a birth certificate from 1911. The BBC reported at the time that Singh's British passport showed his date of birth as being 1 April 1911, and that he had a letter from the Queen congratulating him on his 100th birthday."
Fauja Singh, world's 'oldest' marathon runner, dies at 114 in hit-and-run
Posted from bbc.com
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India
Marathons
Running
Posted 5 mo ago
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Certainly an inspiration - oldest or not, and an inspiring article about him. Sikhs are known to be spiritual warriors. Good people, in my experience.
My M.D. while at university in Washington state in the early 90s was a Sikh. His wife was the nurse. There wasn't much diversity of any type in the town, and I was among the diverse, so we all knew one another. They lead a very healthy life style. Was invited to their place for a BBQ and had fun playing basketball with their kids - two teens, a girl and boy! (Sikh is a relative educated guess - given Singh is almost exclusively a Sikh name, plus he is from Punjab.)
My M.D. while at university in Washington state in the early 90s was a Sikh. His wife was the nurse. There wasn't much diversity of any type in the town, and I was among the diverse, so we all knew one another. They lead a very healthy life style. Was invited to their place for a BBQ and had fun playing basketball with their kids - two teens, a girl and boy! (Sikh is a relative educated guess - given Singh is almost exclusively a Sikh name, plus he is from Punjab.)
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