Gill requests PM to honour Fauja Singh with Padma Award

Fauja,100,completed a 42km marathon in Toronto in eight hours,25 minutes and 16 seconds.

Former Sports Minister M S Gill has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,requesting him to honour iconic centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh with a Padma Award.

The senior congress leader heaped praise on Fauja Singh,saying he “has set the world imagination on fire,with his human endeavour,and never say die spirit.”

I am writing this to once again request you (PM) and the Committee,to honour Fauja Singh with a Padma Award. In doing so,frankly,we will be honouring ourselves, Gill wrote in his letter.

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The London-based 100-year-old Sikh,Fauja completed a 42km marathon in Toronto,Canada earlier this month,finishing the distance in eight hours,25 minutes and 16 seconds. He also run in a Marathon in Frankfurt.

Most of us would find it difficult to do a 42 Kms walk. Here is a centurion,who has set the world imagination on fire,with his human endeavour,and never say die spirit, Gill said.

Today in the Western world,Fauja Singh is a great sports icon. No human being has run a Marathon past the age of 100. He has not only carried the human spirit and determination,further than any other man,but has also proved a great Ambassador for India.

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