The oldest marathon runner in the world, which competed in Sari, was beaten and killed in India

An Indian man known as the oldest person to complete the full marathon race died after a vehicle shocked him.

Fauja Singh came to Surrey in 2012, where he had relatives, and ran a five -kilometer race. He was 101 years old at the time.

Singh said he was born in 1911, making it 114 at the time of his death.

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He began to run only at the age of 89 and completed the Toronto Wateront Marathon when he was 100 years old.

Singh was not running when he was killed. He was walking on a road near his hometown in northwestern India.

Global News spoke to Singh in Surrey, who said he ran and walked five hours a day. The Sari race ended five kilometers in just 40 minutes.

Harander Singh, Singh coach in the Sikh in the UK in the city, Posted on Facebook “His club running and charitable Sikhs in the city will devote all its events until the Fuja Singh Group challenge 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.”

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