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100-year-old Indian woman runs to win gold in Vancouver

100-year-old Indian woman runs to win gold in Vancouver

India Blooms News Service | | 30 Aug 2016, 07:30 pm
Vancouver, Aug 30 (IBNS): 100-year-old woman from India Man Kaur, challenges her age as she competes and wins gold in 100-meter dash at the America’s Masters Games in Vancouver.

Kaur, travelled all the way from India to finally take part in the games at Vancouver.

She is the oldest candidate to compete in the race.

Kaur’s son Gurdev Singh told the media that his mom started running when she was 93 years old.

She first competed in the World Masters event in Sacramento, USA in 2011, where she received two gold medals in the 90+ age group in the 100-metre and 200-metre events.

Kaur follows an strict home-made food diet, attends fitness trainings and is always brisk in her daily chores. She believes this has boosted her competitive spirit.

Randy Clegg, a spokesperson for the Americas Masters Games, believes Kaur is an inspiration. “The whole reason for this event is to encourage sport for life and when you see someone like Man Kaur competing at 100 years old, it’s truly inspirational,” says Clegg.

“In our event, you qualify just by being over 30, but we accept everybody right up to the 100-year-old category. Our average age is about 49, so it’s nice to see athletes from all skill levels and ages competing,” retorts Clegg.

The first Americas Masters Games started on Friday and will go on until September 4, featuring 5,000 athletes representing 50 countries. The event has athletes from all the different age groups competing in 24 sports from archery to volleyball.

All the events would be held at multiple venues around Vancouver. Thousands of athletes from around the world are in Vancouver for the Americas Masters Games, helping to prove that you’re never too old to do sports.


(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)

 

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