Six-year-old from Essex whose parents were told he'd never walk runs with Olympic champion
A six-year-old boy whose parents were told he would never walk has completed a run with an Olympic track and field star.
Jacob Tompkins, from Hatfield Peveral in Essex, is running a mile a day for 50 days for charity and said he was glad to have some company.Jacob told ITV News Anglia: " I saw a little boy on telly running a mile and thought I really wanted to do that." Jacob was running with Christine Ohuruogu, who is a former Olympian, world, and Commonwealth champion .After Jacob was born he had to be resuscitated over a period of 22 minutes.Mum, Laura, said: "It is very emotional, he has just got better and better at doing it, he is really, really keen to do it every day.", which grants wishes for children and young adults with severe disabilities and life limiting conditions.
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