Fuja Singh, “the oldest marathon in the world”, dies in the Indian road accident Athletics News

The British citizen born in the Indian became an international uproar after participating in the age of 89.

Fuja Singh, who is believed to be the oldest hostility in the world, says in a road accident in India at the age of 114.

Singh, a British citizen, was killed by an Indian generator called “Hurricane Amam”, on Monday when he was hit by a car in the Galandhard area of Punjab.

“My hurricane is no longer.”

Singh has become International sense After participating at the age of eight, eighty -year -old after the death of his wife and one of his sons. He was inspired by seeing the marathon on TV.

He had no birth certificate, but his family said he was born on April 1, 1911. A full marathon (42 km, or 26 miles) ran until the age of 100.

He was running his last race when he was 101 years old. It was an event 10 km (6 miles) at the Hong Kong Marathon 2013, where he finished in an hour, 32 minutes and 28 seconds.

After retiring from the race, Singh said he hoped, “People will remember me and not forget me.” He also wanted people to continue his call for events, “Instead of fully forgetting me just because I no longer run.”

Although it is widely considered the oldest hostility in the world, Singh was not adopted by Guinness World Records because he could not prove his life, saying that birth certificates were not present when he was born under the rule of British colonialism.

Singh was the Olympics holder in Athens in 2004 and London in 2012, and appeared in advertisements with sports stars such as David Beckham and Mohamed Ali.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Singh on social media.

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