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Description: SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/1dKbiT4 Nisar Ahmad can still remember his first running shoes, battered and torn with holes in the soles. He eventually used the small amount of money he received off well-wishers to finally buy his first real pair of trainers. ‘My family didn’t even have enough money to eat,’ he said. ‘There was no money for trainers. I had to save up every single rupee I received from well-wishers until I eventually had enough.’ Nisar, 15, grew up alongside his sister Ruksar, 22, in a single room, measuring 10ft by 10ft, which also included a washroom, a makeshift kitchen and a bed, along side his parents and sister, next to a railway track in a slum in Delhi, northern India. His father, Nanku, 48, still works as a cycle rickshaw puller, and his mother Shafiqunissa, 46, works as a house-maid. Nisar started running across the railway tracks as a child and was known amongst friends as a fast runner. One day in 2014, in an attempt to avoid school classes, he signed up for running classes when his sports teacher began looking for participants. Nisar said: ‘I didn’t even know what I was meant to do. I had no idea what athletics meant or what 100 or 200 meter runs meant? But I won the first race leaving behind all the other students with a huge margin. That’s when my teacher thought I had talent and could go far in athletics. He started training me and began preparing me for several competitions.’ As soon as Nisar started training full-time at the Government Boys Senior Secondary School, in North Delhi, there was no looking back. Nisar, who never owned a passport until recently, spent February at world’s most famous track and field club, Racers Track Club, in Kingston in Jamaica and eventually had the opportunity to meet Usain Bolt during his stay. He added: ‘It was an amazing experience to meet Usain Bolt. Even though we did not get a chance to chat for long, it was still a memorable experience and opportunity. ‘Thankfully my family and I do not live in the slum anymore. Reservation Fitness Group have given us a house. I have also started receiving help from Ajmal Foundation and I have sponsorship from GAIL Indian Speedstar. We do not face as many problems now a days and I am thankful to everyone who has helped me. Now, I will focus completely on athletics and practice for the forthcoming tournaments, especially the 2020 Olympics.’ __________________ Music: bensound.com/royalty-free-music Get the latest headlines: stories.coverasiapress.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/CoverAsiaPress Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/coverasiapress Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/coverasiapress Please contact news@coverasiapress.com to licence this copyright footage.