100 Years old man playing tennis 3 times a week!

Artyn Haroutiun Elmayan was born one hundred years ago on April 5 1917. Due to attacks of the Ottoman empire between 1915 and 1923 his father passed away when he was 21. In 1938 end of the Nightmare: from Siria he moved to Buenos Aires.

He was 21. 'My sister and my brother-in-law needed a trustworthy person for the administration and when they proposed it to me, I did not think it was difficult to leave when the proposal came to me. (It was a) cultural shock, but I was happy', Artyn told Canchallena La Nacion.

At 39 age he started to play occasionally ‘paddle tennis’ before breaking his wrist in a bike accident. After the injury, he played tennis because it didn't require a lot of effort to his wrist, and also because he could enjoy some free time 'first or after work', He subscribed to a tennis club in River and also had a National ranking, winning 27 trophies.

Daniel Fidalgo, a renowned figure in Argentinean tennis that once worked with Gabriela Sabatini, said: 'More than 40 years ago, when we were boys and we played in the club, no one wanted to face him because to beat him, he had to play a terrible game.' Now at 100 age on Tuesday and Thursday, sometimes during the weekend as well, he takes his racket in the hand, four balls and goes to play.

'I don't know if I am an example, but I insist that people play sports. And you can play tennis at any age', Artyn added. 'If it was for my doctor, I should have already stopped. He says me: 'Stop stop stop Elmayan'.

And I reply: 'Nope doctor, if I stop playing tennis my belly gets bigger. And I don't want to die with a big belly'. Do I have secrets? No I don't. You simply need to eat in a balanced way'. His last competitive event was in April 2015 at the age of 98.

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