Nisar Ahmed, son of a rickshaw puller, will soon embark on a journey of a lifetime. At least for someone who lives in a slum.
Nisar, who lives in a 10×10 feet tin shack near the railway tracks in the Bada Bagh slums of Delhi’s Azadpur area. He is all set train at Usain Bolt’s club- Racers Track Club in Kingston, Jamaica.
Nisar has been named in the 14-member contingent of budding young athletes. All are selected to train for a training camp in Jamaica, home of eight-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt.
Excited about the opportunity to train in Bolt’s club. Nisar told ANI, “I am very excited to travel to Jamaica for training. I will learn there and one day will win a medal for the county.My father is a rickshaw puller and he manages to earn just 5000 per month, most of which is spent on my needs”.
Nisar’s childhood coach also lauded the youngster, saying that he is an extremely talented boy and the opportunity to train in Jamaica will definitely benefit the youngster.
Nisar’s dream is to represent the country at the Olympics.
Nisar started his career early at school and since then, there has been no looking back
Nisar has been breaking records at the national level. He recently rewrote the Under-16 national record in the 100 metres, clocking a timing of 10.85 seconds in November.
At the Delhi State Athletics meet, in September, the young sprinter clocked 11 seconds to bag the 100 metres gold.
If this streak continues, he could emerge as India’s next medal winner.
The government continues to claim that it is doing its best to uplift young athletes but that has not converted into medals.
May be Nisar can change that with this golden opportunity.