Sunday 24 April 2005

World's fastest 105-year-old?

Posted by speedygeoff on Sunday, April 24, 2005 with
A 105-year-old man is to make a challenge on the world record for the 100 metre sprint for centenarians.



Guo Cairu, of Nanjing city, Jiangsu province, has just been chosen as torch runner for the upcoming 10th National Games, reports Dahe Daily.

The current centenarians' 100 metre record is held by South African Philip Babinowitz with a time of 30.86 seconds.

He became the world's fastest 100-year-old last July when he slashed more than five seconds off the previous record.

And you thought it would get easier as you got older?
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