Friday, February 24, 2006

Half Marathon of Lisbon: Indian of 94 present this year in the race

The Indian marathon runner Fauja Singh, of 94 years, is going to participate in the Half Marathon of Lisbon, to 26 of March, with a group of athletes named "Sikh Runners", whose ages pierced between 70 and 94 years.

The religious group of athletes, that participates in several marathons and half marathons over all the world runs with the goal of contribute for the visibility of the Sikh religion(religion arisen in the India) of form it arrange deep for institutions of charity.

The marathon runner, that does not separate of the yellow turban, was star of one of the biggest campaigns of publicity of the Attached "Impossible i nothing" (nothing is impossible), beside the international English David Beckham, due to his facet of tireless runner.

The oldest athlete of the world it run the marathon, despite of the his 94 years, want to beat its own personal record of the marathon, established in 5:40 hours to the 92 years, against the 6:54 that already to have conquered with 89 years.

from atletas.net

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