“The first year I competed in the Swiss Masters Athletics, the guys that were 60 – 65 – 70 years old, they were my inspiration. I switched my mind to say: I still compete but I want to be healthy the rest of my life. They are the models.”

“Through sport you learn self discipline, work hard on a target, on a goal you want to reach and that also helps for your career or for your work.”

“Athletics is really important in daily life, to see older people running, my age, and they are still competing very strongly is very encouraging.”