(News Article) India's Forrest Gump
India's Forrest Gump: 4-year-old boy runs 65 kilometres into record books Archana Misra, Canadian Press
Published: Tuesday, May 02, 2006
retrieved from: http://www.canada.com/topics/news/oddities/story.html?id=f4450910-abe8-4481-82cc-20787de263f9&k=70348 on May 2nd 2006.
BHUBANESWAR, India (AP) - Cheered by thousands, a four-year-old boy dubbed "India's Forrest Gump" ran 65 kilometres Tuesday in setting what his coach said was a national and mostly likely a world record....
Budhia had planned to run 70 kilometres, but doctors stopped him after 65 kilometres when he showed signs of extreme exhaustion....
(and here's the fun part in the article, here's what the kid had to say)
... "I loved running today. I can run as much as I want," the Budhia told reporters after the run.
Then he sucked his thumb.
Published: Tuesday, May 02, 2006
retrieved from: http://www.canada.com/topics/news/oddities/story.html?id=f4450910-abe8-4481-82cc-20787de263f9&k=70348 on May 2nd 2006.
BHUBANESWAR, India (AP) - Cheered by thousands, a four-year-old boy dubbed "India's Forrest Gump" ran 65 kilometres Tuesday in setting what his coach said was a national and mostly likely a world record....
Budhia had planned to run 70 kilometres, but doctors stopped him after 65 kilometres when he showed signs of extreme exhaustion....
(and here's the fun part in the article, here's what the kid had to say)
... "I loved running today. I can run as much as I want," the Budhia told reporters after the run.
Then he sucked his thumb.
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