Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114
by Jamie Grierson from on (#6YND9)
Singh's east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathon
The runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114.
The athlete, who lived in Ilford in east London, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village of Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on Monday, according to reports in India.
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