A 100-YEAR-OLD British Indian man, who claims to be the world's oldest marathoner, was all smiles after finishing a 10-kilometre run at the Hong Kong Marathon yesterday.
Born in 1911 and nicknamed the "Turbaned Torpedo", Fauja Singh finished the race in just more than one hour and 34 minutes, organisers said, raising HK$200,000 (about R180,000) for charity.
"The weather was very pleasant, I enjoyed the race very much," he was quoted by local media.
The centenarian attributed his fitness to his healthy lifestyle, and vegetarianism according to local reports.
The Guinness World Records has reportedly refused to accept him as the world's oldest marathon runner as he could not provide them with a birth certificate.
Singh claimed to be the first centenarian to complete a marathon after finishing the Toronto Waterfront event last October.