At the age of 81, former MLA MJ is still in intensive sports training. Jacob. MJ won the medals at the International Masters Meet in Tampere, Finland from July 29 to July 1. The goal of. The training is in line with the success of the recent National Meet in Chennai. He competes in the 80 m, 200 m hurdles and long jump at the international meet.
Jacob has been attending Masters Meetings since 2006 and has already participated in Asian Masters Meetings in China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as International Meetings in France, Spain and Australia. Training will begin at 4 p.m. MJ, a member of the traditional medicine family. Jacob maintains the radiance of youth even at this age by following exercise and a regular diet.
While a student at UC College, Aluva, he had won many prizes at the Kerala University Sports Fair. The record set in the 400m hurdles at the time remained unbroken for 10 years. Later, MJ’s passion for sports was shattered in an accident while training for bullock carts at Kakkur Bullfield. While Joseph Vaidyan was running a bullock cart training run by his father Muttappillil, he ran and got the iron wheel of the bullock cart through the legs of Jacob who was controlling the bull.
He had to stay in hospital for 4 months due to a broken leg. Jacob returned 13 years ago through sports competitions for legislators. At that time, MJ was the champion of the members over the age of 60. Jacob was elected.