Old folk in the stadium | M6 | 66 minutes

Playing bridge by the side of the fire… not an option for this lot! Aged over 80, Jean Onillon and Robert Moumetout prefer the sprint, the high jump, and the long jump while women’s champion, Denise Leclerc, is breaking world records for long-distance running! In 10 years, the number of retirees taking part in amateur athletic competitions has tripled. With increased life expectancy, more and more seniors are turning to sport, all over the world. People like Hideikichi Miyazaki, a Japanese, who, at 103, is still running the 100 meters. Over three days, at the French indoor athletics championships, in the veterans category (or Masters”), 850 athletes, like Denise, Jean and Robert, put their titles on the line and try to break records despite the burden of the years. Our old folk are pushing their limits, but their bodies don’t always follow behind. Some even go to the point of putting their health in danger. A “Youth cure” with the “old folk in the stadium”.”