| 1. The world's oldest man to run a marathon was a late walker due to skinny legs until age 5. |
| 2. He began manual work at 15 and maintained a disciplined lifestyle for fitness. |
| 3. Facing loss and depression, he turned to running and set age group records in marathons. |
| 4. He appeared in an Adidas campaign alongside David Beckham and Muhammad Ali. |
| 5. He was honored with the 'Ellis Island Medal of Honor' and the title 'Pride of India.' |
| 6. He carried the Summer Olympic Torch in London in 2012. |
| 7. After completing a 10 km race in Hong Kong, he retired in 2012. |
| 8. His biography, 'Turbaned Tornado', was written by Khushwant Singh. |
| 9. At age 100, he set eight world age-group records in a single day at the Ontario Masters Association Fauja Singh Invitational Meet in Toronto on 13 October 2011, including 100m in 23.14 seconds, 200m in 52.23 seconds, and 400m in 2:13.48. |
| 10. Three days later, on 16 October 2011, he became the first 100-year-old to complete a marathon at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8 hours, 11 minutes, and 6 seconds. |
| 11. He completed nine full marathons from 2000 to 2013, including six in London, two in Toronto, and one in New York, with his fastest time of 5 hours 40 minutes at Toronto in 2003. |
| 12. He moved to East London in 1992 or 1993 following personal losses. |
