Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died in a road accident at the age of 114. Singh, a global icon who was once featured in an Adidas advertising campaign, began running when he was 89 years old. He ran nine full marathons between 2000 and 2013, when he retired.

The world’s oldest marathon runner has died at the age of 114 after ‘being hit by a car’. According to reports in India, Fauja Singh was hit as he crossed the road in his home village of Beas Pind in Punjab on Monday. He was believed to have been the world’s oldest marathon runner, competing up until the age of 101.

British runner Fauja Singh, who is believed to be the oldest marathon finisher, has been tragically killed in a road traffic accident in his home village of Beas Pind in India at the age of 114