5 sporting records by Indians which will never be broken

#4 Fauja Singh

Fauja Singh retired from competitive running in early 2013, at the age of 101

On 16 October 2011, 100-year-old Fauja Singh set a new world record for the Oldest Marathon Runner when he crossed the finish line at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Canada.

Singh, who was born in Jalandhar, Punjab in the pre-Independence era, clocked 8 hours 11 minutes and 6 seconds to go the distance to become the first centenarian ever, to complete a full marathon.

Nicknamed the Turbaned Tornado, Fauja Singh holds several other records in his age group which, in itself, is too unique to find a challenger for him. His extraordinary feat has elicited widespread adulation and stands unassailable to this date.

Notwithstanding his retirement in early 2013, it is safe to say that the Sikh Superman, now 105, can rest assured of the invincibility of his accomplishments in the coming years, too.