Inspiring! Watch 100 year old man set world record in sprint race
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 • Tamil
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While most of us point to a plethora of excuses for not getting off our couch and sweating it out few times a week, here is a 100 year old man who has broken the world record in 60 m sprinting. Orville Rogers, a 100 year old former World War II bomber pilot timed a record 19.13 seconds to achieve the feat.
At the same time, Julia Hawkins (102 years old) set a record ini the same event for women timing an impressive 24.79 seconds. Both the participants broke the records at the USA Track and Field Masters Indoor Championship.
Watch the videos here below and grab that running shoes already!
???? World Record Alert! ?? ??
— USATF (@usatf) March 17, 2018
100-year-old Orville Rogers (lane 2) set a new age group record in the men's 60m in 19.13 at USATF Masters Indoor Championships! #USATFmasterstrack pic.twitter.com/A3QuZz1iPZ
Way to go, Julia! Watch 102-year-old Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins set a new ??record in the women's 100+ 60m in 24.79 ??????! #USATFmasterstrack pic.twitter.com/WbPG0VW25O
— USATF (@usatf) March 17, 2018
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