Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died in a road accident at the age of 114. Singh, a global icon who was once featured in an Adidas advertising campaign, began running when he was 89 years old. He ran nine full marathons between 2000 and 2013, when he retired.

Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old marathon runner and Sikh icon, tragically died in a road accident near his village in Jalandhar. Known as the 'Turbaned

Centenarian long-distance runner Fauja Singh, widely recognized as the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died at the age of 114 in a road accident at Beas Pind near Jalandhar in Punjab. Reports indicate the Indian-British Sikh marathon runner of Punjabi descent was hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing the road in his native village.