If you haven't heard about the wonder kid Bhudia Singh from the state of Orissa, read the details below to know about the prospective long distance runner who has the potential to make the country proud if shown right direction
He is 4 and half years old when this post is written
He was sold to a private group for a sum of 800 Rs by his mother as she couldn't maintain him with her income
He was observed to posses an appetite for running long-distance by his coach (to whom Bhudia was sold) when he punished him by asking him to run a distance which Bhudia completed without much fuss
He practices everyday running 50 Kms, 25 in the morning and 25 in the evening !!! (more than the distance of marathon which is 42.5 Kms)
He entered into the "Limca Book Records" on May 4, 2006 for running 65 Kms non-stop in 7 hours & 2 minutes
I sincerely hope that the media and agencies don't eagle on him as they do it on budding sportspersons, which actually makes the prospective persons go into a slump in their form because of not being able to sustain the continued exposure to media. Very few manage to keep their foot firm on ground like Viswanathan Anand.
Media (Ads / newspapers) is the two best way to reach the people. But please - allow Bhudia to grow up in his own way and let us not spoil a good future
3 comments:
Hey ! Did you go through the subsequent controversies that a child of such an young age should not be made to run so much ! Running so much would lead to medical complications at his later age, which might include heart problems. In general, I feel that we adults are pushing the kids to an edge in order to realise OUR dreams. The kids in all their innocence become victims of our wild ambitions. Any comments ?
I saw a documentry shown last night on C4 in the UK about Bhudia. An astonishing story. I hope he is allowed to have a normal childhood then resume his training when a teenager.
i think the coach is misusing the boy for his personal gain and must be stopped before it's too late ,because could die of heart problems please wake up .any comments
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