West Vancouver super senior Christa Bortignon has begun her assault on a whole new set of age-group track and field records after turning 80 in January.
Bortignon competed in the Canadian Masters Indoor Track Championships held March 11-12 in Toronto, winning six gold medals while setting two new world records and three Canadian records in the W80 age group.
A long jump of 3.02 meters and a 6.91 m triple jump both earned world record status, while Canadian records were set on the track in the 50-m, 60-m and 200-m sprints. The speedster doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon as she is currently in Daegu, North Korea for the World Masters Indoor Championships running March 19-25.
Bortignon has set numerous age-group world records since taking up track and field at the age of 72.
