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World’s oldest marathoner Fauja Singh cremated with full state honours
BY Connect Newsroom, Jul 21, 2025 5:48 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
On this occasion, a special condolence message was also sent to the family by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.
The world's oldest athlete, 114-year-old Fauja Singh, merged into 5 elements yesterday. He was given a last farewell with government honors in his native Beas village near Jalandhar. At the time of his funeral, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, along with the entire top leadership of Congress, Akali Dal and BJP, were present.
On this occasion, a special condolence message was also sent to the family by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. On this occasion, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the statue of this great athlete will be installed in the village stadium and the stadium will also be named after Fauja Singh.
The government also announced that the village school will also be named after Fauja Singh. At this time, apart from his family, a large number of relatives from the country and abroad and people of Punjab were present in large numbers to give a last farewell to this great hero.
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