An Indo-Canadian senior has won a pile of gold medals at the B.C. Masters Track and Field Championship held during the weekend of August 13 and 14. Aldergrove based track and field star Harnek Toor added to his considerable collection of medals by winning eight gold medals in the hammer throw, weight throw, discus throw, javelin, shot put, super weight, long jump and triple jump events. 

 ALDERGROVE –An Indo-Canadian senior has won a pile of gold medals at the B.C. Masters Track and Field Championship held during the weekend of August 13 and 14.

Aldergrove based track and field star Harnek Toor added to his considerable collection of medals by winning eight gold medals in the hammer throw, weight throw, discus throw, javelin, shot put, super weight, long jump and triple jump events, reported the Langley Advance Times newspaper.

“This was my first outdoor meet of the season,” the 76-year-old Toor told the newspaper.

The event was organized by Greyhounds Masters Track and Field Club at South Surrey Athletic Park.

“Having missed the World Masters at Tampere [Finland] and the Canadian Masters at Regina, I was excited to take part in it,” Toor remarked.

On his way to the podium, Toor fended off a challenge in hammer throw and weight throw from a long-time rival from the Seattle Athletic Club, George Mathews, who is in the same age division, 75-79.

“We have been competing against or with each other from 2015 onwards in B.C., Canadian and North American World Masters Championships,” Toor told the Langley Advance Times.

“In fact I hold him in great awe, but being older than me by two years, this time I proved to be a shade better than him.”

There were more than 70 competitors in categories ranging from 35-plus to 90.

The weather was perfect.

“It was a great fun to be there to test your muscles and cardio efficiency and to meet up with your buddies of the same feather,” Toor remarked.

 “Such activities keep me in good shape, both physically and psychologically.”

Up next for Toor is the 55+ Senior Games Track and Field Championships held at the Victoria University Centennial Stadium from 14-17 September,2022.

Toor described how he played multiple sports as a young man, including sprinting, handball, soccer and volleyball, and how an article in a local paper inspired him get back into competition in 2012.

Courtesy Langley Advance Times