Harivansh Samanth Dantoor is an 18-year-old Hyderabadi. He is in the news for a special achievement. Diagnosed with epilepsy when he was all of 8, Harivansh has recently won a bronze medal at Special Olympics World Games, which were held in Dubai. Making his country and parents proud, the guy is an inspiration of sorts.

His father has been quoted as saying by a news report that Harivansh started cycling out of interest when he was too young. He was given proper training by his parents right under the guidance of experts. The youngster represented Telangana at the national level Special Olympics and bagged a gold a couple of years ago.

At 18, Harivansh is still a 12-year-old in terms of mental growth. He completed Standard VIII only recently.