102-year-old man breaks Thailand’s 100m record, finishes race in 27.08 seconds. Watch video

In a video shared by Reuters on Twitter, Janpram is seen acing discus and 100-meter dash events.

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Sawang Janpram, 102, broke the Thai 100m record – for centenarians – at the annual Thailand Master Athletes Championships https://t.co/GZcaQGrAoR pic.twitter.com/OxqGLiXySI

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 3, 2022

“Getting into sports made me strong and well. As well as this, exercising helps improve your appetite so you eat well too,” Sawang was quoted as saying by Reuters.

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Thai athlete Sawang Janpram 27.08 seconds to run 100 meters. He is 102 years old. I had worked in Rayong thailand for commissioning. Live long to compound your wealth .https://t.co/oK7jdsYdFp pic.twitter.com/q3ESlyHH2d

— Amit Kumar Sharma (@SharmaAmithK) March 3, 2022

Sawang Janpram is known for being the oldest sprinter in Thailand and is a regular in the 100-105 years category at the annual Thailand Master Athletes Championships where he competes in the 100-metre dash, javelin and discus event. pic.twitter.com/uajkzgLzg7

— Buzz.ie (@buzzdotie) March 2, 2022

【102歳のタイ人おじいちゃん、優勝】

100-105歳部門の100m走で優勝されたSawang Janpramさん。

102歳という長寿でありながら、走れるということが凄すぎです。

いつまでも挑戦し続ける気持ちが素晴らしいですね。

記録は27.08秒。

これからも人生を謳歌してほしい。 pic.twitter.com/MVpBmGkaER

— セイヤ|🇯🇵🇹🇭国際結婚パパ (@dadlifeinjapan) March 3, 2022

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The elderly sprinter started walking twice a day at a local stadium with his daughter ahead of the games, instead of his habitual walk once a day.

“My father always has positive thoughts … so he is in a great mental health condition. In terms of physical health, he has gotten much stronger,” Siripan, 70-year-old daughter of Janpram, was quoted as saying by Reuters.

Viwat Vigrantanoros, president of Asia Masters Athletics, was quoted as saying by NNT that the number of participants in the seniors’ category has increased. There were only about 300 participants when the championship commenced in 1996 while there are over 2,000 participants in the games in the age group of 35 to 102 years.