Fauja Singh, centenarian marathoner, dies
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Tributes poured in from all over the world for the iconic 114-year-old marathon runner Fauja Singh. His remarkable life, full of inspirational achievements, was cut short by a hit-and-run accident in
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Khaleej Times on MSNFauja Singh death: Canada-based NRI arrested in hit-and-run caseThe accused told the police that he did not know the man he had hit was the marathoner, and only learnt about it through the news, Indian media reports said
Fauja Singh, the man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, died Monday in Punjab, India, after being hit by a car. He was 114.
Fauja Singh was a torchbearer at the 2012 London Olympics and set eight age-group world records in one day. He was honored by the queen of England.