Hyderabad, Oct 3 (PTI) A septuagenarian Hyderabad resident who had participated in a number of marathons in India has now qualified for next year's Boston Marathon in the US, he said on Friday.

74-year-old Ch Nagabhushana Rao, a keen sports lover, said he took to marathons three years ago. Since then, he has participated in a total of 19 marathons, including those held in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and New Delhi.

Rao, who took voluntary retirement from his job in a PSU here in 2001, says he does not have any health problems except the one for which he has to wear spectacles.

"My son had participated in Chicago Marathon in the US. He sent photos of that to me. I felt motivated to participate in marathon events," he told PTI.

Despite his advanced age, Rao also participated in

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