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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

India's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident at age 114, his biographer said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/more-sports/oldest-marathoner-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #faujasingh #india #uk

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Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
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Typo in this birth year (or else he is 14)

"Although widely regarded as the world's oldest marathon runner, he was not certified by Guinness World Records as he could not prove his age, saying that birth certificates did not exist when he was born under British colonial rule in 2011"

#journalism

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