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101-year-old athlete wins 100m gold

101-year-old athlete wins 100m gold
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101-year-old Indian athlete Man Kaur sprinted to take gold in the 100m at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday April 24.

101-year-old Indian athlete Man Kaur sprinted to take gold in the 100m at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday April 24.

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As the only competitor in the 100+ age category in the discipline, Kaur completed her one-woman race in a time of 1 minute,14.58 seconds to wild cheers from the crowd. She was just 1 minute, 4.09 seconds inside the women’s world record of 10.49 seconds over the distance, which was set by US sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.

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