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THE AMAZING FAUJA SINGH !! IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING !!

THE AMAZING FAUJA SINGH !! IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING !! Faujain Adidas 'Nothing Is Impossible' advertising campaign He replaced David Beckham as Adidas's new poster boy. On the Adidas billboards, spread across London, he was sitting cross-legged; as if cooling his heals after a day's work out, peeping over Londoners, tired and overworked, telling them the secrets of his unfailing energy. FaujaSingh, Britain's most popular Sikh is 98 now, the oldest runner in the London Marathon. He is threatening to break his own world record of 5.40 hours in the 90 plus age bracket that he set previously. While running Marathon races in London, New York and Toronto, he raised thousands of pounds for various charities promoting Sikh culture around the world. He has also raised money for B.L.I.S.S., a charity dedicated to the care for premature babies. He describes it as the 'oldest running for the youngest. Fauja'sjogging skills were developed on an Indian farm in Punjab, an