Now, record sky walk

Auckland, April 28

The 101-year-old athlete Mann Kaur has become the oldest person to Sky Walk around Auckland’s famous landmark Sky Tower.

The athlete from Chandigarh had the world at her feet after a record-breaking day at the World Masters Games on Thursday. Having set a new world record on the field, she stepped out 192 metres above Auckland to become the oldest person to Sky Walk around the city’s famous landmark.

She held her 79-year-old son Gurdev Singh’s hand as she inched along the narrow platform towering high above the city centre.

“Everyone should do this, everyone should come here and visit Sky City,” she said in a statement. Kaur is the oldest competitor and has completed the 100 m, 200 m, shot put and javelin events.

In her final competition at Trusts Stadium in Waitakere, West Auckland, she broke the Guinness World Record for javelin with a throw of 5m 12, taking her gold medal tally to four. — IANS