BEIJING, August 6, 2008:
Japanese dressage rider Hiroshi Hoketsu returns to the Olympics starting this week in Beijing.
Hoketsu, 67, becomes the oldest to compete at the 2008 games.
He never gave up his Olympic dream after participating in the Tokyo Olympic games in 1964.
“Hoketsu has been fighting for this dream for the last five years and his perseverance and attitude are admirable,” says Hoketsu's trainer.
Source: Global Action on Aging
August 6, 2008
WORLD: Hoketsu Returns to Olympic Games at the Age of 67
BEIJING, August 6, 2008:
Japanese dressage rider Hiroshi Hoketsu returns to the Olympics starting this week in Beijing.
Hoketsu, 67, becomes the oldest to compete at the 2008 games.
He never gave up his Olympic dream after participating in the Tokyo Olympic games in 1964.
“Hoketsu has been fighting for this dream for the last five years and his perseverance and attitude are admirable,” says Hoketsu's trainer.
Source: Global Action on Aging
