一年一度的香港馬拉松24日在香港舉行,今年有破紀(jì)錄的7.2萬人報名參加,101歲的印度裔英國人福賈·辛格完成比賽后光榮引退。
Hong Kong (CNS)-- Fauja Singh, who is 101 years old, announced his retirement after finishing a 10-kilometer race in one hour and 32 seconds Sunday in Hong Kong.
The event, which attracted competitors from around the globe and was attended by about 72,000 people, was launched by Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.
Believed to be the world's oldest runner, Singh took up marathons at the age of 89. He was a farmer in Punjab, India, before moving to London in the 1960s.
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