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Buddhia enters Limca book

GRUELLING FEAT: Four-and-a-half-year-old Buddhia Singh finishing his record run of 65 km in 7.02 hours at the CRPF Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Budhia, who started from the Puri Jagannath temple at 4 a.m., reached Bhubaneswar a few minutes after 11 a.m. A team of 300 CRPF cadets ran in groups alongside the child who covered the distance at nearly 10 km an hour. Limca Book of Records Editor Bijoya Ghosh said Budhia's name would figure in the 2007 edition. — Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty

Bhubaneswar: Child prodigy Buddhia Singh on Tuesday entered the Limca Book of Records by covering a distance of 65 km in 7.02 hours even though he failed to complete the targeted 70 km.

Flanked by cadets of the Central Reserve Police Force , the five-year-old Buddhia completed the distance from Puri Jagannath Temple to Bhubaneswar braving the hot and humid conditions.

"He successfully completed a distance of 65 km in 7.02 hours. His name will figure in the 2007 edition of the Limca Book of Records," Amreen Toor, assistant editor of the book, told PTI at the CRPF stadium here.

Given his family background, today's achievement was more special, Ms. Toor said. "Buddhia's will be a human interest story. We hope it will inspire a large section of people."

The book's editor, Bijoya Ghosh, also confirmed that Budhia's name would figure in the 2007 edition. "Yes, he has entered the record book," she told a TV news channel.

Buddhia started his record run around 4 a.m. and reached here after 11 a.m. People lined up in large numbers to wish the wonder boy. A team of 300 CRPF cadets ran in groups alongside Buddhia, who covered the distance at nearly 10 km per hour.

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