Demonstrating once again their ability to stay the course over long years, veteran athletes Khushru Patel, Prochy Mehta and Rohinton Mehta picked up eight medals at the 13th Asian Masters Athletics championships at Bangkok in December 2004. Over 1,200 athletes from 17 countries participated in the meet, most being their own country’s national champions.
In the men’s 65+ age bracket, Patel clocked an impressive 32.02 min to be awarded silver in the 5,000 m (5 km) walk. In the women’s 50+ bracket, it was a six-medal haul for Prochy Mehta — a gold in the long jump (3.8 mt) and silvers......