bengaluru 4540 seconds thats the new record set by the 105yearold rambai in 100m at the inaugural national open masters athletics championships conducted by the athletics federation of india that concluded in vadodara on sunday its a great feeling and i want to race again said the grand old lady of indian athletics who clinched a golden double in sprints the 100m on june 15 and 200m on sunday in 1 minute 5217 seconds her next target is to take part in international tournaments she is planning to apply for a passporttimesviewrambai has proved that age is just a number and its never too late to begin or win her unflagging spirit must be lauded she is a global role model to millions of elderlyasked why she didnt compete at a much younger age the centurion from haryana laughed main to taiyar thi lekin mere ko koi mauka hi nahi diya i was ready to run but no one gave me a chance rambai smashes man kaurs record the inspirational rambai who was born on january 1 1917 ran alone in vadodara as there was no competitor above 85 competing in the meet she had entered in the above100 category she finished the 100m race to loud cheers from hundreds of spectators slowing down just before the end and then ambling across the finish line to break the record of man kaur who became famous after winning the 100m gold at world masters at the age of 101 kaur had finished the 100m in 74 secondsrambai became the star of the meet and was busy posing for selfies and photographs with other competitors rambais granddaughter sharmila sangwan who also competed and won medals in vadodara said i took her to delhi on june 13 before reaching vadodara after an rtpcr test we are returning home now ill drop nani at her village kadma which is around 150km from delhi in charkhi dadri districtdebut last year in varanasisharmila said her entire family was into sports a few of our family members serving in the army have competed in nationallevel events besides participating in masters athletic meets my grandmother first competed last november when i took her to varanasi then she participated in events in maharashtra karnataka kerala so far she has won more than a dozen medals she is a natural sharmila added before that she only ran in the fields of kadma she has begun wearing running shoes and tracksuits only now earlier she used normal shoesrambai couldnt stop laughing when asked about her winning mantra i eat churma dahi and doodh she said a pure vegetarian nani is particular about having about 250 grams of ghee daily and 500gm of curd she also drinks 500ml of pure milk twice a day she likes bajre ki roti flat bread made of millet and doesnt eat much rice sharmila saidaccording to sharmila her grandmothers secret to success and strength is her diet and unpolluted atmosphere in