Click to play videoBhubhaneshwar:Child marathoner Budhia Singh ran for 65 km in Orissa on Tuesday, creating a national record but collapsing just two km short of his 70-km target.
"Budhia has made it to the 2007 edition of the Limca Book of Records," said Bijoya Ghosh, editor of the records book. Budhia, who is four and half years old, ran the 65-km distance from Puri to Bhuba in seven hours and two minutes.
Budhia, who is now stable and recovering in a hospital, started running at 0400 hrs (IST) from Puri and was encouraged by hundreds of people on the way.
The race was sponsored by the Central Reserve Police Force, which plans to adopt Budhia. Budhia, lovingly called India's Forrest Gump, was a slum kid who was discovered by a local sports coach for his outstanding running abilities.
When he strayed into a sports ground once, a coach asked him to run laps as punishment. When the coach returned after five hours, Budhia was still running.
Though he couldn’t complete the marathon, Budhia managed to enter the Limca Book of Records for the youngest long distance runner and has no dearth of opportunities to explore. Later this month, he is slated to visit London and meet world famous long distance runners.
(For updates you can share with your friends, follow IBNLive on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest)
More on IBNLive Right Now
TOP NEWS
MOST SHARED
PHOTOGALLERY
