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Japanese Man, 95, Breaks Running Record

Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:43:39 AM

Kozo Haraguchi, a 95-year-old Japanese, waves with a bouquet of flowers after setting a world record in 100 meters track for men aged 95-99 at an athletic event in Miyazaki, southern Japan, Sunday, June 19, 2005. Haraguchi ran in time of 22.04 seconds to break the previous world record of 24.01. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)  TOKYO (AP) - A 95-year-old Japanese man who took up track only three decades ago has run the 100 meters in 22.04-seconds, a record for his age bracket, according to media reports.

Kozo Haraguchi looked sturdy and fit as he dashed Sunday at an outdoor track slick with rain in the southern Japanese city of Miyazaki.

"It was the first time for me to run in the rain and as I was thinking to myself, 'I mustn't fall, I mustn't fall,' I made it across the goal," Haraguchi told reporters.


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