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105-year-old 'Golden Bolt' sets 100-m world record

<p>Japanese runner Hidekichi Miyazaki clocks 42.22 seconds in Kyoto to set a 100m world record in the over-105 age category to enter Guinness World Records a day after his 105th birthday</p>

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Kyoto (Japan): A fleet-footed Japanese centenarian raced into the Guinness World Records reference book on Wednesday and declared himself a "medical marvel" as he continues to stalk sprint king Usain Bolt.

Hidekichi Miyazaki celebrates his 100m win by striking Usain Bolt’s famous 'lightning' pose
Hidekichi Miyazaki celebrates his 100m win by striking Usain Bolt’s famous 'lightning' pose 

Hidekichi Miyazaki, dubbed 'Golden Bolt' after the fastest man on the planet, clocked 42.22 seconds in Kyoto to set a 100 metres world record in the over-105 age category - one for which no mark previously existed - a day after reaching the milestone age. "I'm not happy with the time," Miyazaki told AFP.

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