His world record three years ago, he celebrated with the famous “lightning”Pose of Sprint Superstar Usain Bolt. Now, Hidekichi Miyazaki, has died at the age of 108 years.
The Japanese Sprint-grandpa Hidekichi Miyazaki, has died at the age of 108 years, of a brain haemorrhage. The sports announced as a functionary in his home town of Kyoto. “Golden Bolt”, which had started with the 90, to run the race, had managed three years ago with a 100-Meter race in 42,22 seconds into the Guinness book of records. For his age group previously no record had existed.
After the race, in Kyoto, he had imitated the famous “lightning”Pose of his great idol Usain Bolt and a Declaration of war addressed to the Jamaican Superstar. “I’d really’d like to compete against him again,” said Miyazaki, with a twinkle in his eye. The eight-time Olympic champion Bolt, whose world record over 100 metres is 9.58 seconds, had Miyazaki paid for his power of respect: “hat in front of the 105-year-old Hidekichi Miyazaki,” tweeted Bolt at the time.
The start shot was too quiet
Miyazaki himself had been with his former power, however, not happy at all. “I’m not really satisfied with the time,” he said immediately after the finish: “I have risen during the race, even tears in the eyes because I was so slow. Maybe I’m getting old.” Besides, he didn’t hear at the beginning of the start properly.
sn/ck (sid, afp, mainichi.jp)