Cuteness overload on the way as an almost 104 year old Japanese sprinter has challenged the world's fastest man Usain Bolt, telling him: "let's rumble!"
Hidekichi Miyazaki holds the 100 metres world record for centenarians at 29.83 seconds and has been called by his fans as the "Golden Bolt."
According to Miyazaki, he will wait for another five years to fulfill his dreams and said that the secret to his success is his daughter's tangerine jam.
He said "I'd love to race Bolt. I'm keeping the dream alive. I try to stay in top shape and stay disciplined and healthy. That's important for everyone -- even Usain Bolt."
The 92 pound five foot sprinter takes care of his health by eating only what's good for him saying "My body is small so I take care of what I eat."
He added "When I eat, I chew each mouthful 30 times before swallowing. That makes my tummy happy and helps my running. And I eat my tangerine jam every day."
Miyazaki fell into the arms of 73-year-old daughter Kiyono after clocking 38.35 -- more than 20 seconds behind race winner Yoshio Kita, a relative spring chicken at 82.
He said "I'd give myself five out of 10 for that. Before I ran I curled up for a little nap -- big mistake! I felt stiff."
He added "I'm still young so it's a learning process. I can run for another five years."
Miyazaki said that he is a late bloomer in running as he just started at 92. Since then he has become the planet's fastest centenarian in 2010, he now has his sights on another milestone in the unlikely 105-109 age group category. He said "That's what I'm training for. It's my birthday next month and that's my next goal."
On the other hand, another athlete will be joining Miyazaki at next month's Asia Masters championships in northeast Japan and that is 85-year-old Mitsue Tsuji.
Tsuji plays Shot Put, long jump and women's 60 metres sprint. She said "I started doing athletics when I was 81. My husband had passed away and I thought there was no point moping around at home alone."
"I had a bit of a fall last year and was going to skip it. But my son told me I might not live much longer so I'll do as I'm told. I'll keep going as long as I'm around."
