Every kid likes to have a cool new thing to show off at school.
For a 7-year-old British girl named Anu, that meant letting her classmates marvel at her awesome new prosthetic leg.
Not only is it a blade prosthetic that will help her play sports, it's also in her favorite color — pink.
The best news story today is this little girl called Anu showing her friends her new foot. Watch. pic.twitter.com/b6ED0J3s0J
— TODAY BREAKING NEWS (@TheEdgeSearch) May 4, 2017
In an adorable video captured by BBC, a classmate at the school in Birmingham gives Anu a big hug after she proudly saunters onto the playground with the new leg.
Anu was able to get the new prosthetic thanks to a National Health Service program in England that allocated $1.9 million to give 500 children running blades so that they can compete in sports, The Telegraph reported.
The blades cost between $2,500 and $6,500 and have to be changed every 2-3 years.
For Anu, the custom prosthetic not only makes her a sensation at school, it also provides her with greater mobility more suited to athletics.
"It makes me run faster and do my street dancing faster,'' Anu told BBC Midland Today.
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