Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathoner’, dies in India road accident | Athletics News

The Indian-born British national became an international sensation after taking up distance running at the age of 89.

Fauja Singh, believed to be the world’s oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident in India at the age of 114, his biographer says.

Singh, an Indian-born British national nicknamed the “Turbaned Tornado”, was killed on Monday when he was hit by a vehicle in Punjab state’s Jalandhar district.

“My Turbaned Tornado is no more,” biographer Khushwant Singh…

Continue Reading


News Source: www.aljazeera.com

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *