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Soillse: Series 4: Episode 22: Ruitheadair Beag Àisia/Little Heroes of Asia

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Episode 22: Ruitheadair Beag Àisia/Little Heroes of Asia

Series 4

Ruitheadair Beag Àisia/Little Heroes of Asia

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The story of Boodjia, an Indian athletic child prodigy. But is it child exploitation?

The story of Boodjia, one of India's athletic child prodigies. However, with fame also comes the controversy of child exploitation.

Ged nach eil e ach ceithir bliadhna dh'aois tha e mar tha e ruith rèisean suas gu 60km a dh' fhaide ann an sia uairean a thìde gu leth. Se Boodjia aon de chlann òg na H-Innseachan a tha air ainm a dhèanamh dhaibh fhèin ann an saoghal lùth-chleas ach a tha air a cheangal an àrda ann an cuspairean connspaideach leithid gabhail brath air chloinne agus dèanamh cron air clann ag èiridh suas. 

All of four-years old and he has already run marathon races of up to 60km in about six and a half hours. Boodjia is one of India's child prodigies in the athletic world, but with fame also comes the controversy of child exploitation and mismanagement of childhood.

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