SANTA SUSANNA, Spain (The Thursday Times) — Toshisuke Kanazawa 90 saal ke hain, aur Juma ko woh Spain mein bodybuilding stage par thay, jahan woh roshniyon mein apne se kai dahaiyon chhote hareefon ke muqabil muscles dikha rahe thay.
Japani khilari ne Santa Susanna ke sahili shehr mein International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation ki world fitness championships mein 50 saal aur us se zyada umr ke khilariyon ke masters category mein hissa liya. Stage ke peeche woh bhi wohi mamool apnate rahe jo doosre sab karte hain: apni team ke saath warm up karna aur spray tan lagana.
Woh podium tak nahin pahunch sake, lekin kaha ke woh zindagi bhar is khel se jure rehna chahte hain. "Mujhe woh cheezein aazmana pasand hai jo kisi aur ne nahin ki hain," unhon ne kaha.
Kanazawa apni jismani halat ka sabab khurak ko batate hain. Un ka kehna hai ke unhon ne 50 saal ki umr ke baad se rawayati Japani khane, yani brown rice, natto, jo soya bean se bana khameer shuda khana hai, aur miso soup par muscles banaye, aur woh kabhi beemar hue baghair 90 saal guzar chuke hain.
Woh pehle hi se aakhir ke bare mein soch rahe hain. "Shayad main 93 saal ki umr mein aik aur koshish karoon," unhon ne kaha, aur mazeed kaha ke is ke baad unhein shayad retire hona parega. Unhon ne kaha ke unhein ummeed hai ke woh aisa role model banein jo umr rasida logon ko dikhaye ke azm kya kar sakta hai.
