8-year-old athlete Pooja Bishnoi donates birthday celebration money to PM Cares Fund

Pooja who has built six packs abs just at the age of 8 and dreams to bring India a gold medal at the Olympics has grabbed headlines for a different cause. The athlete has donated her birthday celebration money to PM Cares Fund to help the needy.
 

First Published Apr 23, 2020, 3:59 PM IST | Last Updated Apr 23, 2020, 3:59 PM IST

Jodhpur: Pooja Vishnoi who has grabbed headlines for her six pack abs at the age of just 8 has again grabbed headlines for a different cause. This time, on her birthday, the little champ has donated money to PM Cares Fund.  Age is just a number and this little girl has proved it right. She also urged other children to do the same and help the needy in crisis.

Pooja’s father Ashok Vishnoi is a farmer and mother Mima Devi is a homemaker. Pooja holds the record for running a 10 km marathon in 48 minutes. Pooja wakes up at 3am and runs till 7am. She later attends school till 4pm and then starts practicing again till 8pm.