KYOTO: A fleet-footed Japanese centenarian raced into the Guinness World Records reference book and declared himself a “medical marvel” as he continues to stalk sprint king Usain Bolt.
Hidekichi Miyazaki, dubbed “Golden Bolt” after the fastest man on the planet, clocked 42.22 seconds in Kyoto to set a 100m world record in the over-105 age category – one for which no mark previously existed -– a day after reaching the milestone age.
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