‘Be like Usain Bolt’: India’s Tribal Athletes | 101 East Documentary 

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They are not India's tribal athletes, They are Indian Athletes.

Love it.... this is the India we want to see succeed! May they multiply in thousands. This story of the marginal communities and finding/nurturing sporting talent is very inspiring.

Apart all....lets appreciate the diversity and beauty INDIA has!

I LOVED this. As an Afro-Caribbean person from The Bahamas this was great to see! Keep up the excellent work; these children and future professional athletes and leaders are sure to excel with consistency, opportunity, and guidance. This is how it's done 👑

May god bless this kids and they become ray of hope for all under privileged. This documentary literally made me cry.

This kind of reporting helps unknown talent. Thank you guys loved it.

Proud of Our siddi community. All the best.♥️

This is amazing! I had the opportunity to volunteer with and spend some time with Ravi, Nayana, Sonu and the other athletes at BoS a few years ago and its great to see how far they've come since then!

They should invest seriously in these talented kids..they would put india in an international level. They need a real track to practice.

India is brimming with confidence in all endeavours and it's showing , India's performance in Tokyo was it's best ever). Everyone is so proud to represent their country, even those who belong to minority communities. Well done to the athletes and to the organisations for their outreach.

Thanks Al Jazeera ❤️ All the best to Ravi and Naina May God bless you guys Excel and make our India proud

Great initiative and happy to see that organization's such as BOS , nurturing talent in the remote parts of.India and helping children see a better future. Way to go. Kudos!!

The coach seems like from Tibetian community settlement in karnataka, very technical with a good contribution .

I wish more and more people show interest in grooming and encouraging such budding talent and hope this will lead to more support for such stars-they are the real stars versus the television stars. This was so inspiring!

India Is so diverse , yet there is lack of opportunity , but definitely slowly and gradually we will excel .

Wow! Finally it's not a propoganda post.😃

Here in India, we just need to give other sports a chance, cricket is treated like a God, and rest just as time pass, the time has come to change and give them a chance. All the best!!!

I’m absolutely certain I’ll see these 2 on the big screen in the future.

One thing no one noticed is, 3 Indian languages are spoken in this vedio. Marathi, Kannada and Hindi. I live in northern Karnataka, near junction of 3 states. Technically we speak 3 languages mixed with grammar of any one language of which Kannada and telugu being 99% same, and also urdu bcz of nizam rule If consider urdu and Hindi as separate, I can speak 6 languages, Kannada(primary) Telugu Marathi Hindi English Urdu

I couldn't have been more proud than I am today to see on of my buddy doing so great and it would be an honor to say that I've had so many opportunities that I've raced against him and also with him. One love for you buddy stay focused and there's nothing stopping you from achieving what you've dreamt of ❤️ And also great work by Al-Jazeera covering his life and his hardwork even i didn't knew anything about him properly.

Ravikiran is one of the gems of our country. I Hope he gets all the support he needs to excel in the olympics and eleviate the status of the siddi community in karnataka

i wish them all the best in the future

My best wishes to these young athletes. Hope they do well And make India Proud

Surprised to see African communities are also living in Indian for a long time.

This was such a great documentary of the undeserving in the most obscure reaches of a complex country.

At last one interesting documentary apart from your religious fanatic point of view good 👍 for your efforts ww expect this type of news no propaganda here

Ravi u r human 1st.n we r very proud 👏 of u.never gave up hope n keep fighting 💙.

It's good to see how Bridge Of Sports foundation is working hard to get those atheletes in international sport, A big salute to them and I will like to join them in future

Great inspiring video. It applies to ALL ethnic groups.Be yourself and be your best

please don't discriminate against race he's a Indian citizen

Don’t (try to) be like Usain Bolt. (Try to) be yourself.

Proud of such great initiatives. Siddis are genuine possibilities. Proud of them

Proud to say she is our village 🥳👍

Nicely documented AL Jazeera. All the best for the participants ✌️👍

Good job Al Jazeera. Do more documentaries like this

Great initiative, may they do well in sports and go on to achieve great things for themselves and the country 👍

Love these Tribal people I'm a Mallu in Bangalore.They are still Indians and they deserve this if they are ready . Proud being an Indian🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

this is the indian story we want to see

This story is very humbling. Being aware of the discrimination against the poor, makes us realise how much we take for granted. Thanks to those who make a positive difference in the lives of these young people. I pray success and goodwill over them🙏🏽

First Brilliant Thing seen on RU-vid ❤❤❤Real

Great topic, great journalism, great editing. Over all just a really wonderful quality documentary. Thank you for creating these, we love it.

I'm glad to see Indians are making an effort, we need you in the Olympics.

May God fulfill all their dreams! Kudos to "101 east" team for this mesmerizing documentary.... Keep them coming✌️

It's been 2 yrs now, watching Olympics 2024, this video popped up. Any update on these athletes?

This is why i love Aljazeera. Bringing us stories that other international media don't care about

Best wishes for them to go further in life.

Need to promote in football also india I - league , india super league , Duran Cup , india national team football 👍👍👍

Best of luck to everyone. You don't need fancy equipment to train as an athlete my cousin was proof of this because he won the Heisman and he never had any special equipment

Nice to hear the young talent of india identified at early age, let these identified children given proper coaching and Go Olympics and win Olympic Gold medal 🥇

Jay sri ram ,jai hanuman 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Inspiring documentry . Love it

People from tribal communities are naturally well built and ability to endure hardships are phenomenol due to their living style...and upbringing ....if these people are diverted to sports and under proper guidance and facilities they will do much better

God bless you Indian Athletes and all who motivated them , aljieera news

Weird question people ask ...😂 let's call is curiosity..but some is stupidity..more blessings to this coach for giving these kids a chance...bless up

The Siddis are very recent arrivals in India. Other Indian indigenous groups have been here since probably more than 10-15 thousands years before.. which is quite before the other Indians such as North Indians started forming or inhabiting the North region of the country.

inspiring to see the hidden talents and their motivation...great documentary and a way to go model..all sides (private, public and government) come together to scale this up and reach the entire country. Thanks for making this.

This is GOOD India & their public image.

Great Work @AlJazeera 👏🏽 the Indian media would never cover stories based on tribal communities.

Hii mam i am an athlete from lakshadweep we don't have any faslitis here please help us

Robbie using the wrong thing to run with it is not heavy enough. He needs iron so find some old iron equipment and run with. Tyres is what we give the kids in Jamaica adults need heavier things. Hope to see him at the championships in July.

Amazing want more content like this

Thanks Al Jazeera. Good luck to the athletes!

I wish I had 100 billion dollars. I would fund these programs all over the world

My advice to India as a nation is to move away from discriminative practices based on religion, class or caste system and racial biasness/injustice and provide all its citizens with equal opportunity because when one child, tribe, religion, caste, race or community is left behind, it is a scar for the whole nation of India. You have a potential to become the next Chinese on the block but it can only happen when you uplift everyone. Thanks for supporting the Cidis community and the underprivileged of your citizens. Change start with an individual but for a complete social and cultural transformation to take place, it has to start from the top in form of government policy. Above all, lets recognize that all men are created equal.

Splendid work by Bridges of Sports. Our children our worth every drop of sweat and every rupee that the coaches are putting in. We at Project Nanhi Kali are working with 180,000 girls in rural India to bring sports into their lives. They are welcoming the opportunities with great enthusiasm.

If Ravikiran is not avble to make it in sports he should try his hand in films. He is a good looking chap.

big salute to everyone working behind this ......u guys are doing a great job .......congrats to the athlets making that right progress as well

Exceptional exceptional.. Great documentary great vision by the makers.. To bring out the deepest of culture region and humanity.. Go ahead ❤️

Well, he’s talented and gorgeous! Good luck to you, Ravi!

Awesome job to the Alz. Team. Kudos !

NGL Nayana's dad encouraging her to move forward was heartwarming to watch. That's a great dad right there.

Interesting story. This is like the Julien Alfred story of St. Lucia who won Olympic Gold at the 2024 games in Paris. She was discovered at age 6 or 7 by a librarian as she was faster than the boys of her age group. At 14 she moved to a high school in Jamaica for further training and then to a University in the U.S. for more development. The result was Gold in the 100m and Silver in the 200m. St. Lucia has similar villages of Indians and Black folks as depicted here. Mixed folks of all races too. St. Lucia has a population of 180,000 and won Gold and Sliver at the 2024 Olympics. India has a population of 1.4 billion. Anything is possible. Let St. Lucia's Julien Alfred inspire you India. Jamaica I'm sure would be willing to give a hand too.

Me being a common man.!!! Requesting everybody please please please support these kid's for better future of Indian Athletics. ❤❤❤

Beautiful. Wish them the best❤

Wish you all the best Naina and Ravi Kiran ❤❤❤🙏

This is not a new thing! Have you heard of PT Usha. Nambiar Sir saw something in Usha and we all know she know her dream was to get an Olympic medal from India. She fought to have athletic facilities in kerala and there was a time when there were a lot of Malayali stars in athletics.

wow! thanks for this. I just feel that I've got a purpose in life now!!!

Hope our tribal people go on international more ❤

Would be great if there was a link, to donate to their cause

I like this episode so much. Empowering the less fortunate. 👍

So interesting, thanks for this piece 🙂

Great documentary

What a heartwarming documentary. Thanks Al Jazeera

Bro you can do it. You need proper training and diet . You gonna qualify soon. I am praying for you

Good job I hope for the Cominity a Better Successful Athlete for International levels to Come in future

A good deviation from regular vile anti-India propaganda. I wish we can a get documentary on Slavery and poor work conditions in Qatar.

Power to you my Brother

Great job AJ team. You have gone great lengths to bring these hidden talents an international exposure. Most people in the country probably doesn't even know about these people and their struggles.

Yes India needs more such kids for the olympics

This group of young indian athletes should contact marathoner eliud kipchoge for some advice & tips on Training. They will benefit immensely.

Loved every second of this video. There is positivity bubbling all over and the fountain of striving for a better future is sprouting with infinite energy.

great to see such a positive documentary

It's good to see them trying something else aport from cricket why not let some of them come to Jamaica for training 🤔 that's a good idea

Well done kids. I will still followup with your progress. A genuine gift to the underprivileged that the Indian government has embarked on and is a good lesson for other governments to note.

This ants we eat in Assamese new year bihu festival. Lots of love from assam

What a beautiful documentary.

Wow what a work by this news channel , Indian ministry of sports must look. To this video

यह जो भी संस्था है बहुत ही पुण्य का कार्य कर रहे हैं मै एक छोटा सा खेल शिक्षक हूं आप सभी को मेरी शुभकामनाएं,

These young talented boys and girls should be given quality turfs to practice together with modern accessories such as high speed video equipment and time keepers that are accurate to microseconds. Also it is extremely gruelling for the young minds to stay focused . I'm so glad to see that these points are being addressed in India which your documentary covered it very well. Absolutely beautiful !!