sexta-feira, dezembro 22, 2006

Feliz Natal Budhia?















"Budhia Singh (born 2002) is a four-year-old (as of 2006) Indian boy and the world's youngest marathon runner. Generally considered an athletic phenomenon, Budhia has participated in (and finished) races of up to 60 kilometers (37.3 miles) in roughly six hours and thirty minutes. The boy, who was born in the general vicinity of Bhubaneswar, India, was sold by his mother for 800 Indian rupee (₨), (15€, 18$, 10£) because she could not afford to raise him. He was subsequently bought back by his Judo coach, Biranchi Das after learning that the boy possessed the ability to run uncanny distances for a boy his age. Budhia's ability to run has led to a certain amount of celebrity status and he has appeared in a number of television commercials. These commercials and Budhia's fame have allegedly lead to significant financial gains on the behalf of Mr. Das. Controversy over the nature of these gains have led to accusations of exploitation against Mr. Das and an official inquiry by Indian child welfare officials was launched 4 January 2006 [1]. As of 8th May 2006 a Government statement has ordered that he stop running. The announcement came after doctors found the boy had "high blood pressure and cardiological stress"." in wikipedia

1 Comments:

At 9:43 da tarde, Anonymous Anónimo said...

este menino merecia, seguramente, um natal feliz

 

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