Partha Mukhapaddya
BDNEWS Writer
Kolkata, Sept 14 (BDNEWS) - A three-year-old boy sets eyes on the Guiness Book as a marathon runner. In the recently-held CRPF athletic meet in Bhubaneswar, Budhia Singh completed a 25 km run and won an award from Orissa Governor.
The child comes from a very poor family. His mother, a widow, lives in a Bhubaneswar slum and ekes out a living doing errands at others' houses.
Since she could not give proper food to Budhia who is youngest of the four children, the other three being daughters, the mother handed over Budhia to Biranchi Das, secretary of Orissa Judo Association. Budhia has been staying in Das's house, newspapers reported Wednesday.
"Budhia has been doing rigorous practice running no fewer than seven hours in the morning and evening. At present he is clocking 10 hours for 48 km," says Das.
Budhia has set his eyes on the Guiness Book of World Records which now lists an 8-year-old boy running 52 km without rest. Budhia plans to run 90 km without rest from Puri to Cuttack. He has already run 60 km from Puri to Bhubaneswar.
The Judo Association is looking after Budhia and his food intake. He gets to eat a lot of pulses and milk. They are planning to get him admitted to a government school soon.
BDNEWS/ 0906 hrs
