Twitter recently discovered a video of an athlete from Thatta and it didn't take long before that clip went viral.
In the video, a raw and previously undiscovered athlete named Asif Machliwala, who's also a young fisherman, can be seen jumping over 11 motorcycles and landing on his feet, venturing into what could be considered a potential candidate for international long jump competitions.
After a Twitter user uploaded his video, it garnered more than 744,000 views till the filing of this report. The user wrote, "Imagine finding him, working on him and preparing him for olympics long jump."
Imagine finding him, working on him and preparing him for olympics long jump... pic.twitter.com/kEozipEmvV
— Kalim Khan (@Kallerz37) August 2, 2020
It was then shared by surplus other users, including our celebrities.
"Beat this" challenged Ali Zafar after sharing the already viral yet previously undiscovered talent.
Beat this ! pic.twitter.com/rVWDVO6R4r
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) August 3, 2020
Popular actor Fahad Mustafa also shared the prodigy's clip with a Pakistani flag emoji.
đ”đ° https://t.co/4UtsIFaolj
— Fahad Mustafa (@fahadmustafa26) August 3, 2020
Shaniera Akram on the other hand, lauded the talent. And upon finding out that he has now been approached by the Athletic Federation of Pakistan, she couldn't contain herself.
Amazing đ https://t.co/T7Ksxklsj0
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) August 2, 2020
"Can we see if this guy is any good at cricket too?" over excited, she asked the correspondent who had shared the news with her.
Can we see if this guy is any good at cricket too??? https://t.co/8c1NhTqHEp
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) August 3, 2020
Tweeting another video he uploaded, she wrote, "Wow he’s incredible. It scares me to think how much undiscovered raw talent we are neglecting."
Wow he’s incredible. It scares me to think how much undiscovered raw talent we are neglecting. https://t.co/02c1nVJ6u4
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) August 3, 2020
In the video, the young fishermen can be seen jumping across a river and there's no denying that with this much skill, his long jumps are bound to take him a long way.
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