Huangpu is a district of pigeon fanciers and the skies over Shanghai have seen birds racing back to their coops for the best part of a century. Words and pictures by Jonathan Browning.
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101-year-old marathon runner prepares for final race
Feb 22, 2013
A 101-year-old Sikh believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner says he feels sad to be retiring from competitive events, as he prepares for his last race this weekend. Fauja Singh, nicknamed the "Turbaned Tornado", began running at age 89 and has since completed nine marathons. But he admitted that age has finally caught up with him.
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