Archana Misra
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/ 2 May 2006

Four-year-old ‘Forrest Gump’ runs 65km

Cheered by thousands, a four-year-old boy dubbed ”India’s Forrest Gump” who was nearly sold by his impoverished mother ran 65km on Tuesday to enter the country’s foremost record book. Budhia Singh had planned to run 70km, but doctors stopped him after 65km when he showed signs of extreme exhaustion.