Fauja Singh was a British Sikh marathon runner. He beat a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times were ratified as records. His personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) was 6 hours 2 minutes, and his marathon best, claimed for the 90-plus age bracket, was 5 hours 40 minutes at the alleged age of 92, at the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
The world mourns the loss of a legend. Fauja Singh, fondly known as the ‘Turbaned Tornado’, has tragically passed away at the..
Police say Singh was walking in his village in India's Punjab state when an unidentified vehicle hit him.