Hyderabad city boys Prudhvi Raj and Hari Krishna emerged as the fastest sprinters in Speedstar Season 2, the second edition of Hunt for the Young Flying Indian organized by KOOH Sports. Prudhvi Raj (Fifth Class student of Andhra Pradesh Sports School, Hakimpet) was the winner in the U10 Boys category and Hari Krishna (Seventh Class student of Andhra Pradesh Sports School, Hakimpet) was the winner in the U12 Boys category in the grand finale held at Mumbai. Both the boys not only gave a stiff competition to the other participants but also clocked noteworthy timings.
A total of eight kids were chosen as the Speedstar Season 2 winners from amongst 80 finalists. 2 of the Hyderabad City kids shone their way through and made their city proud.
Speedstar Brand Ambassador – India’s most successful sprinter P. T. Usha shared her excitement at the end of the hunt, and said it’s great to see that an organisation like KOOH Sports has come forward to promote athletics at grassroots level and with proper training and guidance these kids can do very well in the field of athletics.(NSS)