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हेर्नुहोस १०१ वर्षिया हजुरआमाले जितिन् सय मिटरको रेस पारिन सबैलाई चकित, विश्वभर भाइरल हुदै (भिडियोसहित)
It took 100-year-old Indian runner Man Kaur almost a minute and a half to complete the 100-metre race, but she never broke her stride.
And when she crossed the finish line Monday at the Americas Masters Games in Vancouver, her competitors — many of them two decades younger — were there to cheer her on.Kaur’s energy and drive to compete have become an inspiration to participants in the unique international event for athletes over 30, say her son and fellow athletes.
“When she wins, she goes back to India, and she’s excited to tell others, ‘I have won so many medals from this country,’” said Gurdev Singh, 78, translating for his mother.
“Winning makes her happy.”
After Kaur finished the race on Monday in one minute and 21 seconds, she stood smiling with her hands raised in the air. Asked how she felt, she breathed heavily and clutched a bottle of water, unable to speak.Though she lagged behind other runners in their 70s and 80s, the centenarian picked up a gold medal as the only female competitor in her age category. It’s her third top prize this week, after javelin and shot put.
Singh, who also competes in the Games, said he encouraged his mother to start running at age 93 because he knew she could become a star.
“I asked her. ‘You have no problem, no knee problem, no heart problem, you should start running,’” he recalled. “She could become prominent all over the world.”
