4-Year-Old Boy Runs 40 Miles


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4-Year-Old Boy Runs 40 Miles

BHUBANESWAR, India (May 2) - Cheered by thousands, a 4-year-old boy dubbed "India's Forrest Gump" who was nearly sold by his impoverished mother ran 40 miles Tuesday to enter the country's foremost record book.

Budhia Singh, a slum resident from the eastern state of Orissa whose talent was discovered by a local sports coach, was escorted by doctors and 300 cadets of the Central Reserve Police Force, which plans to sponsor his upbringing.

Budhia had planned to run 43 miles, but doctors stopped him after 40 miles when he showed signs of extreme exhaustion.

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"Budhia Singh completed the distance in seven hours and two minutes which is an Indian record. This is perhaps a world record too. No other kid at his age has completed a distance of 65 kilometers (or 40 miles) at one go," said his coach, Biranchi Das.
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The coach had earlier seen Budhia's talent when the boy accidentally entered a sports ground without permission, and was asked to run laps as punishment. When the coach returned five hours later, the boy was still running.
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Look at him...he's so precious. Good for him...I can't believe this, but good for him. :tup:
 
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