Monday, June 20, 2005

Japanese man, 95, sets 100m record

TOKYO (AP) -- A 95-year-old Japanese man who took up track only three decades ago has run the 100 meters in 22.04-seconds, a record for his age bracket, according to media reports.p1_haraguchi_0620

Kozo Haraguchi looked sturdy and fit as he dashed Sunday at an outdoor track slick with rain in the southern Japanese city of Miyazaki.

"It was the first time for me to run in the rain and as I was thinking to myself, 'I mustn't fall, I mustn't fall,' I made it across the goal," Haraguchi told reporters.

Japanese media reports Monday said that Haraguchi had beaten the world record of 24.01 seconds for the 95 to 99 age group set by Hawaii-resident Erwin Jaskulski in May 1999.

His time will be submitted to the World Masters Athletics organization for verification, they said. (Rest)

He looks so happy! I wish he was my grampa. :)

2 comments:

Helen said...

Isn't this marvelous! It doesn't have to be so bad getting old, I suppose!
Peace...............

Helen said...

and.....i forgot to tell you. You've been tagged!
Peace...............