The death of Fuja Singh, a marathon runner in the world, in 114 in a collision and running

Fuja Singh, a British Indian man believed to be the world’s oldest hostility in the world, died after a car hit him in India at the age of 114.

Police says that Singh was crossing a road in the village where he was born in Punjab when an unidentified vehicle hit him. The local residents took him to the hospital, where he died.

Singh, a global icon, records by operating the marathon across multiple age groups, including when it was more than 100 years. Running started in 89 years and ran nine full marathon between 2000 and 2013, when he retired.

His club and his charitable flow, Al -Sikh in the city, said that its upcoming events in Alford, east of London, where he has lived since 1992, would be a celebration of his life and achievements.

The strike and running occurred on Monday, when the centenary was walking in the village of his birth, Bez Bend, near Galandhard.

“There is a running research, and the accused will be arrested soon,” said Harverver Singh, chief police officer.

As the news of his death erupted, salutations flowed.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described him as an “exceptional athlete with an incredible design.”

The coach of Fuja Singh coach in the city in the city confirmed his death in a statement published in Al -Jarr Club.

The statement said: “It is very sad that we can confirm the icon of humanity and the positive power of Fuja Singh in India.

“His club will run running and charitable Sikhs in the city all its events until the Fuja Singh’s birthday challenged on Sunday 29 March 2026 to celebrate his life of success and achievements.

“We will double the efforts made to raise funds to build the Fuja Singh club on the road in Alford, where it is used to training.”

When BBC Singh met in June in Biz Pind, he was graceful and active, and he walks several miles every day.

“I am still going to walk around the village to keep a strong leg. The person must take care of his body,” he said.

Singh, workers at the London Olympics for the year 2012, recorded many landmarks during his career, including the first percentage of the full marathon race in 2011 in Toronto.

However, his auction was not recognized that he was the oldest hostility in the world by Global Guinness. It was reported at that time The British Singh passport showed his birth date as April 1, 1911, and that he had a message from the queen who congratulates him on his hundred birthday.

His coach, Harander Singh, said that birth certificates were not made in India at the time when Singh was born.

Guinness officials of records said they liked to “grant him the record”, but they could only “accept the official birth documents that were created in the year of birth.”

When a young boy grew up in Punjab, Singh was pressured by people in his village where his legs were weak and could not walk properly until the age of five.

“But the boy himself, who mocked once because of his weakness, continued to make history.”

Before reaching the age of forty, Singh, a farmer, had lived through the disturbance of both the two world wars and experience Division.

“In my youth, I didn’t even know the word” marathon “existing,” Singh told BBC Punjabi. “I never went to school, and I did not participate in any kind of sports. I was a farmer and spent most of my life in the fields.”

Take for the first time to run to deal with sadness.

After the death of his wife, Jian Core, in the early 1990s, he moved to London to live with his older son, Sokh Ginder. But during a visit to India, he witnessed the death of his younger son, Coldip, in an accident that left him destroyed.

Sadness exceeded, Singh was spending hours sitting near the place where his son was burned. The concerned village advised his family to return him to the United Kingdom.

Once again in Alvord, London, during one of his visits to Gurdwara, Singh met a group of elderly men who were running together. He also met Harander Singh, who will continue to become his coach.

“If I had not met Harander Singh, I will not enter the marathon,” he said in June.

Singh appeared for the first time in the London Marathon in 2000, a shy month of 89 years old. Participate through the introduction of gold bonds – a system in which charities are purchased before a number of sites for a fee. He chose to run for Bliss, a charity that supports premature infants. His logo: “I am the oldest nomination for the smallest! They may live as long as it.”

Singh says that before running, events officials told him that he could only wear Patka (head covers worn by many children and men of Sikhs) and not a turban.

“I refused to run without a turban. In the end, the organizers allowed me to run with him, and for me, this is my biggest achievement,” he said.

He finished the race in six hours and 54 minutes, which represents the beginning of a great journey.

By his third consecutive appearance in the London Marathon, he had shaved nine minutes of his best.

In 2003, in the Toronto water marathon, it was improving its timing through one hour and five minutes, and completed the race within five hours and 40 minutes.

Singh said in June: “I do not remember my arrest,” he is a coach, “Harander Singh, who keeps the record of all my arrest. But everything I have achieved is all because of his training, and I sincerely continued his agenda,” Singh said in June.

“In London, he used to make me run hard, and because of this, I was improving,” he added. “After almost every training session in London, I used to go to Gurdwara, where my system was taken care of. Everyone there motivates me to run for long distances.”

Singh was called international fame in 2003 when Adidas signed an impossible announcement campaign, nothing impossible, which included legends such as Muhammad Ali.

In 2005, he was invited by then Prime Minister of Pakistan to participate in the Lahore Opening Marathon. A year later, in 2006, he received a special invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to visit Buckingham Palace.

Among the many souvenirs and certificates offered at the Singh house in Punjab is a framed image with the Queen.

He continued to compete in the marathon in a hundred years and won the title “Turnado Tornado”. Most of his profits went from support directly to the charitable foundations.

He recalls, “I was the same as a regiment Singh before I entered the world of running – but running gave my life an important and brought me global recognition.”

In 2013, he participated in The last long competitive race In Hong Kong, complete a 10 -kilometer race in one hour, 32 minutes and 28 seconds.

Its health and longevity for a simple lifestyle and a disciplined diet.

“Eating less, running more, and staying happy – this is the secret behind the longevity. This is my message to everyone,” he said in June.

In his last years, the Singh division is between India, where his younger son and the United Kingdom live.

When BBC met him in June, he was hoping to visit London again soon to meet his family and coach.

British MP Brett Core Jill shared a picture of him on X on X, and wrote: “A truly inspiring man. He left his discipline, simple living, and deep humility a permanent sign of me.”

Vice Jas Athal said that Singh “inspired millions around the world.” He wrote on X: “His soul and inheritance of flexibility will work forever.”

Additional reports by Bardeb Sharma