Chandigarh / Patiala: Centenarian Sprinter Man Kaur, referred to as ‘miracles from Chandigarh’, died of a heart attack on Saturday.
He was 105 and was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago.
Gurdev Singh who was 85 years old told toi, “he suffered a heart attack around 1pm.
He was fine but we didn’t know what suddenly happened.” Multiple World Masters Mekalist game from Patiala, diagnosed with cancer in the month February this year.
He was treated at Ayurvedic Hospital in Derabassi in Mohali 15 days ago.
Kaur lives in accommodation in Punjabi University Patiala for the past years.
Gurdev said his mother was diagnosed with cancer in Patiala Hospital after complaints in pain in the heart and gallbladder.
Later, the diagnosis was confirmed by PGI Chandigarh.
“We don’t take care of him in PGI because he is too old to survive chemotherapy.
We took him to a private hospital based in Indore last month where the infection went down and he was quite normal after two days of treatment.
But he was faced with a health problem again at his house Kaur Not entering athletics until he was 93, when his son Gurdev Singh began to take him to the punjab university page and notice he could run well.
He encouraged his mother to participate when he saw another woman from all over the world competing.
Winning his first medal at Chandigarh teacher in 2010 Where he was noted by David Premnath, Secretary General of the Athletics Federation Masters in India.
In 2016, life came a full circle for Man Kaur.
Year for years working in Patiala.
Palace as a servant, draw a Monday salary RS10 In 2016, he was called to participate in 5 km on the road N in Patiala (which he runs a few hundred meters first) – and he was also invited to spend the night at the palace.
He was given a queen bedroom he worked for! The following year he won a 100 meter sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland in 2017 and held several world records.
In 2019, he also won gold on the trajectory and field track at the Championship Athletic Masters in the world in Torun, Poland.
Kaur bagged gold in a 60m dash race, sprint 200m, shot and threw Javelin.