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Driver held for hit-and-run death of world's 'oldest' marathon runner
Date: 7/16/2025 Original Source: BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d0yep9d37o)
TONY SAYS:
So, this Fauja Singh guy, huh? Hundred and fourteen years old, a marathon runner. A marathon runner. Can you believe this shit? I'm barely holding it together at fifty, and this guy's out there pounding the pavement like some kinda goddamn Energizer Bunny.
This whole thing happened in Punjab, India, right? Sounds like a real shithole, frankly, if they can’t even get a decent ambulance to this guy on time. They got some 26 year old punk driving an SUV – a white SUV, naturally, the color of cowards, – clips this guy while he’s taking his afternoon stroll, like he’s some stray dog. Hit and run. Classy.
The cops pinched the kid, Amritpal Singh Dhillon, some kinda name that sounds like a bad batch of pasta. They say he was speeding. This ain’t no Garden State Parkway, this is freakin' India! What’s the rush? Probably late for a Bollywood screening or something. Asshole.
Now, the police are saying maybe this guy coulda lived if Dhillon had the decency to bring him to the hospital quicker. Coulda? Shoulda, more like. The kid’s a deadbeat. Straight up. Shoulda got a fuckin' medal for running, not for getting run over.
They’re calling him a global icon. Yeah, yeah, I get it. He ran marathons, even after he was over a hundred. Ran nine full marathons between 2000 and 2013. The guy was a machine. I mean, this is nuts. I can barely make it through a plate of gabagool without feeling the effects.
But get this – Guinness World Records wouldn’t give him the record for oldest marathon runner because he didn’t have a birth certificate from 1911. 1911! What the fuck is that? These guys need to get a grip. He had a British passport, a letter from the Queen… he's got more legit paperwork than half the guys running my crew! It's a fuckin' joke!
The guy’s trainer even said birth certificates weren't a thing back then in India. So this guy runs marathons for years, becomes an inspiration to millions, and they won’t recognize his accomplishment because of some bureaucratic bullshit. It's like trying to get a liquor license in this town!
So, yeah, this Fauja Singh, rest his soul. A real testament to human endurance, I’ll give him that. Even though this whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. This 26-year-old, though? He's going to find out what a real hit and run feels like if he doesn't start cooperating. Capisce? Fuhgeddaboudit.
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