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A 105-year-old grandmother sets a world record for running 100 meters in senior sports. at Louisiana

Julia Hawkins, 105, set a world record for the women’s 100m sprinting only for people aged 105+ with a time of 1 minute 02.95 seconds at the 2021 Louisiana Senior Games.

Residents of Batan Rogue, Louisiana Become the world’s fastest sprinter without opponents. and the first woman who competed in the age category of 105 years and older

However, the owner of the nickname “Hurricane” was not satisfied with the result. Because the goal is to do it in less than 1 minute, “It’s wonderful to meet family and friends, but I want to do it in 1 minute.”

Previously, two male sprinters competed in the 105+ age categories: Stanislav Kowalski of Poland and Hidekichi Miyazaki of Japan.

Hawkins began sprinting at the age of 100, setting world records in the 100m and 50m 100-104 in 2017, before being broken by 100m Diane Friedman last September. come

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