Updated Mar 16, 2021 | 16:44 IST
Coach Bharath added that Virat took the training very seriously and completed all the tasks with utmost dedication.
7-year-old Hyderabad boy scales Mt. Kilimanjaro | Photo Credit: ANI
A 7-year-old boy from Hyderabad has become one of the youngest in the world to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa at 19,341 feet.
Virat Chandra achieved the rare feat on March 6 and said he was scared but wanted to reach his goal. The 7-year-old said he was inspired to make the climb after listening to inspiring stories from his cousins.
"I talked to my cousins about their experience of climbing mountains. At that moment I also wanted to climb like them. I had a discussion with my parents about my interest, they approached Bharath sir, my coach, who trained me," says Virat.