Archive for March, 2014
Ruth Frith dies at 104; Australian grabbed global attention at WMG
WMA President Stan Perkins reports that Ruth Frith, a fellow Aussie who competed as a W100 at the Sydney World Masters Games, has died at age 104. Ruth was a thrower with a tart tongue. In 2009, The Australian profiled her as “Golden girl Ruth Frith, 100, master of shot-put universe.” She holds nine outdoor […]
March 1, 2014
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116-year-old sprinter? How many news outlets fell for this fast one?
Don’t know whether to laugh or cry. The Times of India reports, with a completely straight face: “Dharmapal Gujjar, a 116-year-old athlete from Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday cleared 200 metres in 46.74 seconds at the 35th National Masters Athletic Championship. Born on October 6, 1897, Gujjar was the only athlete in this category, as others […]
March 1, 2014
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