World’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies
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A British runner, who first ran the London Marathon at the age of 89, has died in a road accident. Fauja Singh, aged 114, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road.
The world’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, who was still competing after turning 100 more than a decade ago, died in a hit-and-run on Monday, according to India police. He was 114. Born in rural India in 1911 before later moving to London,
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