'Oldest marathon runner' competes in Hong Kong race

A man claiming to be 100 years old has competed in a race in Hong Kong.

Fauja Singh, from Ilford, East London, made headlines in October last year when he finished a 32-mile race in Canada.

Almost four months later, Singh has completed a shorter 10-kilometre run.

He said upon finishing the race on Sunday: "The weather was very pleasant, I enjoyed the race very much."

The Guinness World Records is, however, refusing to accept Singh as the 'oldest marathon runner' as they are yet to receive a valid birth certificate.

Singh, nicknamed the 'Turbaned Torpedo', is said to have been born in 1911.

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