If you were to run through Padua, Italy, you’d likely find 92-year-old Emma Maria Mazzenga running on a local track or on dirt paths near a riverbank. The sprinter trains at least three times a week ...

Emma Maria Mazzenga likes to win. She once dislocated her shoulder during a race in Germany when she threw herself ahead of a competitor at the finish line. “The woman next to me was about to overtake ...