3-year-old eyes Guinness record
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
BHUBANESWAR: He is yet to step into the shoes of a man
but when he puts on his jogging shoes, not many
athletes can catch up with him.
With a stamina to run for 10 hours and up to 48 km
every day, three-and-a-halfyear-old Budhia Singh has
one aim in life, to make it to the Guinness Book of
World Records by running 90 km at a stretch.
To achieve his target, the wunderkind follows a tough
schedule. He gets up at five in the morning and runs
for seven hours.
After taking a siesta, he resumes his run from 4 pm to
7 pm. Budhia has had a tough life. His father died
soon after he was born.
His mother, who looks after three of his younger
sisters, gave him away to...
... Biranchi Das when she was unable to fend for him.
Das, who was the Orissa Judo Association secretary,
said, Budhias mother gave the boy to us last year.
Since then he has been living with us.
Das says he realised the childs great stamina when
Budhia won a 25-km marathon organised by the CRPF. I
initiated Budhia into athletics when I became aware of
his incredible stamina, he said. I want to see him
run the 90 km from Puri to Cuttack.
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