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World's oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh finishes his last race in Hong Kong at age 101
Centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh, 101, center, originally from Beas Pind, in Jalandhar, India but who now lives in London, waves after finishing a 10-kilometer race, which was part of the annual Hong Kong Marathon, in Hong Kong Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Singh will retire from public racing after competing in the marathon. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
HONG KONG - The world's oldest marathon runner has run his last race at the age of 101.
Fauja Singh finished the Hong Kong marathon's 10-kilometre (6.25-mile) race on Sunday in a time of 1 hour, 32 minutes and 28 seconds.
Singh, a Sikh, wore a saffron turban and sported a flowing white beard.
The Indian-born runner said earlier he would hang up his sneakers after the race in the southern Chinese city.
Singh became the oldest man to run a full marathon at Toronto in 2011. But his record was not recognized by Guinness World Records because he doesn't have a birth certificate to prove his age, only a passport.
Singh, who lives in Britain, said before the race that he was happy he's retiring at the top of his game.
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