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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol

‘Start exercising!’: secrets of Thailand’s 105-year-old athletics champion

Sawang Janpram, 105, with his 73-year-old daughter Siripan.
Sawang Janpram, 105, with his 73-year-old daughter Siripan. Photograph: I-Hwa Cheng/AFP/Getty Images

For the 105-year-old Thai athlete Sawang Janpram, the day normally starts at 5.30am. He has a breakfast of two boiled eggs, some protein, vegetables and fruit, and by 6am or 7am he’s out at the beach or local stadium near his home in Rayong province, training with his 73-year-old daughter Siripan.

He will walk between 1km and 2km before doing a quick 100m run, once or twice. Then, he practises one of his other sports: javelin, discus or shot put.

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