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Age is not a barrier to success. Mr. Pushpanathan Malaysia’s oldest track sprinting champion

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Three years ago, Pushpanathan stood out among the other competitors at the  Malaysian Open Masters Athletics Championships  when he won  gold in the 400m  in his age group with a time of just under 150s in Kuala Lumpur. Now, the former English language teacher sets a new goal for the forthcoming athletic event in May by representing  Perak Master  in the 100m and 200m sprints in the 90-94 age category at Stadium Universiti Malaya, with a goal of clocking around 20s in the 100m and under 75s in the 200m . Pushpanathan has been involved in athletics since 1957 made his debut in the  Malaysian Open Masters  in 2018 and won silver in the 400m. For further reading of the article; https://www.google.com/amp/s/varnam.my/sports/2022/55349/meet-93-year-old-pushpanathan-letchmanan-the-sprinter-who-breaks-the-odds/%3Famp%3D1