Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114

<p>Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathon</p><p>The runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114.</p><p>The athlete, who lived in Ilford in east London, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village of Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on Monday, according to reports in India.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/15/fauja-singh-worlds-oldest-marathon-runner-dies-road-accident-aged-114">Continue reading...</a>