Arnav is different from other children. But he has always loved to play, and we have encouraged him to do that," said Meghna Jagdale, mother of Arnav Jagdale, an autistic child who ran in a 5-km race.

Arnav completed the run in 44 minutes. "He has been training for this run for the past three months. Since this was his first race, I also participated with him. He ran very well, and I will certainly be training him for more runs in the future," Arnav's trainer Satish Kharade, who had also participated in the race, said.