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Fauja Singh, who would have been the oldest in the world Marathon runner, Tragically died Monday from injury he suffered after being hit by a car while crossing a road in India. He was 114 years old.
Singh, who was born in 1911, was taken to hospital after information said they had serious head injuries after being hit by a car in his native village near Jalandhar at Punjab.
The British Indian Marathon runner Fauja Singh, 101, jogs during a cabinet in a park in Hong Kong on February 21, 2013. Singh will participate in a 10 -kilometer race at the Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday before he officially retired from public races. (Bobby Yip / Reuters)
His racing coach, Harder Singh, confirmed his death on social networks.
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“The most dear runners, it is with great sadness that we can confirm that our icon of humanity and the power of positivity, Fauja Singh, died in India, 114,”, started her statement. “He succumbed to injuries caused by a vehicle accident while crossing the road near his home.”
Harvinder Singh, a high district police officer in the region, said BBC This application of the law always searches for the driver of the vehicle.
Singh started running at the age of 89 after the tragedy hit his family. He had lost his wife and son, but it was the tragic death of his son who, according to Singh, had caused his depression. His son, Kuldip, was beheaded in an agricultural accident in 1994. Singh had witnessed the horrible accident.
The oldest world marathon runner, Fauja Singh (C), 94, made gestures before the start of a short version of the 6 km international marathon in Lahore, January 30, 2005. (Mohin Raza / Reuters)
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It later moved to London Living with her youngest son and quickly discovered his love for the race.
“From a tragedy came a lot of success and happiness,” said Singh after running the London marathon in 2000. He participated in several marathons afterwards, and his best finish was at the Toronto marathon in 2003, where he finished the race in 5 hours and 40 minutes.
In 2011, at the age of 100, Singh became the oldest man to finish a marathon. The file, however, was not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he had no birth certificate to prove his age.
Government representatives in India have declared that birth records were not preserved at the time of the birth of Singh. He had a British passport which listed his date of birth on April 1, 1911.
The British Indian Marathon runner Fauja Singh, 101, and the Indian runners accompanied fans after finishing the 10 -kilometer race from the Hong Kong Marathon on February 24, 2013. Singh officially retired from competitive races after the Sunday marathon. (Bobby Yip / Reuters)
Singh tributes flocked to social networks after the news of his death. Among them, there was a statement from the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Fauja Singh Ji was extraordinary because of his unique personality and the way he inspired the young people of India on a very important fitness subject,” said Modi in an article on X. “He was an exceptional athlete with incredible determination. Pouixed by his death. My thoughts are with his family and countless admirers in the world.”
The Singh racing club in London, Sikhs in the city, said that he was planning to honor his heritage during his upcoming events.
