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Thai Athlete, 105, Unrivalled but Not Lonely at World Masters Games
- Sawang Janpram, a 105-year-old former school principal from Thailand, competed solo in multiple events at the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei.
- He began exercising at age 90 to avoid becoming bedridden like friends and was inspired by his daughter Siripan, who is also an athlete aged 73.
- The event gathers 25,950 competitors aged 30 and older from 107 countries over two weeks, making it more than twice the size of the 2024 Paris Olympics by athlete count.
- Sawang ran 100 meters in 38.55 seconds, won four more gold medals in discus, javelin, shot put, and 100 meters, and emphasized that "Exercise makes life better."
- His participation and continued activity depend on his health, and both he and his daughter express pride that sport keeps life lively and reduces loneliness at home.
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Thailand is in the grip of a 105-year-old man who is outrunning everyone. Sawang Janpram proved at the World Masters Games in Taiwan that age is just a number. He won four gold medals this week as the oldest competitor.
‘Exercise makes life better’: Oldest competitor at 105, Thai athlete Sawang Janpram claims multiple golds at World Masters Games
TAIPEI, May 23 — Sawang Janpram is in a league of his own at the World Masters Games in Taiwan — at 105 he is the oldest competitor and the only person in his age group. It...
Sawang Janpram is in a league apart from the World Masters Games, which are currently held in Taiwan - at 105 years old, he is the oldest and only competitor in his age group.
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Thai athlete, 105, unrivalled but not lonely at World Masters Games
Sawang Janpram is in a league of his own at the World Masters Games in Taiwan -- at 105 he is the oldest competitor and the only person in his age group.
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