Riyaz belongs to Madhubani district in Bihar.
New Delhi:
Riyaz, a budding bike owner and pupil of sophistication 9 within the nationwide capital, acquired his “Eidi” as we speak when President Ram Nath Kovind gifted a racing bicycle to assist him obtain his dream of changing into a world-class bike owner.
A pupil of Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya at Anand Vihar in Delhi, Riyaz belongs to Madhubani district in Bihar.
His household lives in Madhubani, whereas Riyaz stays in a rented lodging in Maharajpur, Ghaziabad, based on an announcement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan.
To complement his father’s paltry earnings as a prepare dinner, the boy works at an eatery in Ghaziabad as a dishwasher, it stated.
Riyaz’s ardour is biking, and he practises after research and work. In 2017, he received a bronze medal within the Delhi State Cycling Championship.
He went on to take part in a faculty video games occasion in Guwahati, based on the District Magistrate, Ghaziabad, and achieved fourth rank on the nationwide degree.
The President got here to know of Riyaz’s story of battle by way of stories within the media.
The boy has been taking skilled coaching from coach Pramod Sharma, who often trains him on the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi.
Unfortunately, Riyaz needed to rely on a borrowed sports activities cycle for his follow, and all that the budding champion needed was a cycle of his personal. His want was lastly granted on the event of Eid.
“In a gesture of motivating youth for nation-building, President of India, Ram Nath Kovind chose a struggling school boy Riyaz, who dreams of excelling as cyclist, to gift him a racing bicycle,” the assertion stated.
The President additionally wished him to develop into a global champion and realise his dream by way of his onerous work.
The bicycle delivered to Riyaz on Friday, a day earlier than Eid-al-Adha, comes as Eidi in true spirit of the pageant that’s marked by presents given by elders to kids, it stated.
Complimenting Riyaz for his achievements defying all odds, President Kovind wished him best within the life and stated that his story ought to function worthy of emulation for the nation’s youth who should come ahead for nation-building by dint of their dedication, onerous work, braveness and honesty.