Indian toddler attempts marathon

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD child sold by his mother for less than $20 has been dubbed India’s “marathon boy” after he ran 65 km (40 miles) yesterday, but critics accused his coach of risking the boy’s health for cash.

Budhia Singh, dressed in a white T-shirt and red shorts, covered the distance in just seven hours and two minutes, after setting out to become the youngest Indian to cover the marathon distance.

His progress was avidly followed by many of India’s TV news channels.