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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Man Kaur from India needed almost a minute-and-a-half to cross the finish line in the 100-meter dash, but she still picked up a gold medal Monday at the American Masters Games. Thats because the 100-year-old Kaur was the only female competitor in her age category at the competition for older athletes.When she crossed the finish line in Vancouver, her competitors -- many of them in their 70s and 80s -- were there to cheer her on.Kaurs energy and drive to compete have become an inspiration to participants in the unique international event for athletes over 30.When she wins, she goes back to India, and shes excited to tell others, `I have won so many medals from this country, said her son Gurdev Singh, 78, translating for his mother. Winning makes her happy.After Kaur finished the sprint in one minute and 21 seconds, she stood smiling with her hands raised in the air. Asked how she felt, she breathed heavily and clutched a bottle of water, unable to speak. Earlier, she won gold medals in the javelin and shot put.Singh, 78, who also is competing in the Games, said he encouraged his mother to start running at age 93 because he knew she could become a star.I asked her. `You have no problem, no knee problem, no heart problem, you should start running, he recalled.Kaur has now won more than 20 medals in Masters Games across the globe. While practicing in her home of Chandigarh, she goes out every evening to run five or 10 short distances, said Singh.Singh said his mother believes in promoting running to other older women.She encourages them, old ladies, that they should run, they should not eat wrong foods, and they should encourage their children also to take part in the Games.Charmaine Crooks, a five-time Olympian who won a silver medal for Canada in the womens 4x400-meter relay in 1984, serves as an athlete ambassador for the Masters Games. She praised Kaurs dynamic spirit.I know that its inspired me. 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"Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost.RIO DE JANEIRO -- A canoe slalom coach from Germany died Monday after sustaining head injuries last week in a car crash in Rio de Janeiro, the countrys Olympic team said.Stefan Henze, who was 35 and won a silver medal in canoe slalom at the 2004 Athens Games, died surrounded by his family, the team said.We know that Stefans own Olympic thoughts live on in many people, Henzes family said in a statement.Henze had been in a Rio hospital since undergoing emergency surgery following the taxi accident on Friday.Today the sport which the whole team came to Rio for recedes into the background, Germany team leader Michael Vesper said. Our thoughts are with Stefans loved ones, who had the opportunity to say goodbye here.Sports scientist Chhristian Kaeding was in the taxi with Henze but had only slight injuries.ddddddddddddermany will commemorate Henzes death in the Olympic Village on Tuesday, and the countrys flag will be flown at half-staff at all Olympic sites in Rio.The IOC is mourning the loss of a true Olympian, IOC President Thomas Bach said. Our sympathy is with the family of Stefan Henze, his friends and all of the German Olympic team.Germanys canoe slalom team posted a black and white image of Henze on its Twitter account.We are deeply sad, read an accompanying tweet . Rest in peace, Stefan. You will stay in our hearts forever. ' ' '