101-year-old Indian athlete wins 100m at World Masters Games

It took Man Kaur one minute and 14 seconds to complete the race - but victory was guaranteed.

101-Year-Old Sprinter From India Takes Part In World Masters Games

Man Kaur, of India, celebrates after winning the 100m sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Source: Getty Images AsiaPac

Indian athlete Man Kuar has taken out the 100-metre sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland at the age of 101.

Kaur, nicknamed the "miracle from Chandigarh", celebrated with a little victory dance after completing the race in one minute 14 seconds.

She was the only athlete to compete in her 100-years-and-over age category, and was only allowed to run after undergoing a medical examination.
"I enjoyed it and am very, very happy," she said through a Punjabi interpreter, the  reported.

"I'm going to run again, I'm not going to give up. I will participate, there's no full stop."

It is the 17th gold medal Kaur has collected in her athletics career, which started when she was 93 after her son, Gurdev Singh, suggested she join him in competing on the international Masters Games circuit.
Man Kaur celebrates after winning the 100m sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland
Man Kaur celebrates after winning the 100m sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland. Source: Michael Bradley/AFP/Getty Images
Kaur, who is the oldest athlete competing at the World Masters Games in New Zealand, will also compete in the 200m sprint, shotput and javelin.

"Man Kaur truly personifies the 'sport for all' philosophy which World Masters Games is all about and we are thrilled to have her here," World Masters Games 2017 chief executive Jennah Wootten told AFP.

"I have no doubt that she and many of the other 24,905 athletes competing in these games are inspiring others to lead more active lifestyles and take up a sport."
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Published 25 April 2017 1:23pm
By Alyssa Braithwaite


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