An 82-year-old man by the identify of Domenic Stellato powered by means of a torrential downpour to win one of the best race on the Penn Relays. He continues to show that age is only a quantity.
It was an exhilarating end down the again stretch as three rivals battled it out on the line!
Stellato, a resident of Pennsylvania, competes in monitor and discipline with the Philadelphia Masters Observe & Discipline Affiliation. He may additionally characterize the College of Toronto monitor membership.
No matter his affiliation, Stellato made himself and his folks very proud with a blazing quick time within the 100-meter occasion on the Penn Relays. Father time is aware of no limits!
The Penn Relays is the oldest and largest monitor and discipline competitors in the US, held yearly since 1895 on the College of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Discipline. Extra athletes run within the Penn Relays than another monitor meet on the planet with greater than 15,000 individuals. They journey to Philadelphia from throughout North America and overseas, notably Jamaica. It’s held over 5 days with greater than 400 races.
The most effective race of the weekend takes place on Saturday afternoon with the Masters division of the 100-meter dash for males 80 years of age or older. Stellato received with a time of 16.02 seconds (-1.0).
To make his time much more spectacular, it was pouring rain!
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82 year-old Domenic Stellato dominates the Masters 80+ 100M Sprint, clocking in at 16.02! pic.twitter.com/R3aHQnIqIC
— Penn Relays (@pennrelays) April 27, 2025
Domenic Stellato didn’t get off to one of the best begin however he actually hit his stride across the 20-meter mark and began to tug away from the pack alongside two close by opponents. The trio ran their means into a fairly large result in arrange a photograph end. Though the second-place finisher practically handed him on the finish, Stellato obtained a burst of velocity proper earlier than the road to win. Electrical could be an understatement.
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Father time is aware of no limits. At 82 years-old Domenic Stellato goes 16.02 (-1.0) to win the 80+ 100m on the #PennRelays
Protection offered by @on_running pic.twitter.com/AHmyF71jlz
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) April 26, 2025
Shoutout to all eight rivals on this race. All of them deserve reward for his or her efficiency however no yet another than 82-year-old Domenic Stellato!
