Konstantinos Chatziemmanouil, an 85-year old athlete from the island of Kos, was crowned champion in the 200 meter dash of the World Master Athletics Indoor Championship of Budapest from March 25-30!

Chatziemmanouil, who had also participated in the 800 meter finals earlier in the day, where he secured 5th place, managed to leave many favorites behind with an amazing performance of 41”87. 

The World Masters Athletics Championships are the biennial championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of World Masters Athletics, formerly called the World Association of Veteran Athletes, for athletes over the age of 35 years old.