Bhubaneswar, May 7: The panel of doctors examining Budhia Singh is believed to have suggested that the child should not be allowed to run, at least for now.

Even as coach Biranchi Das started packing his bags for London, where he would make the Guinness World Records bid next week, the panel headed by the chief medical officer of Capital Hospital, Sugat Kar, is said to have noted that the boy?s serum urea, potassium and ALKP (alkaline phosphatase) levels were on the higher side.

?Signs of under-nourishment, vitamin deficiency and pallor have been noted. The boy should not run, as reflected by the abnormal parameters of health,? said a doctor, who did not wish to be named.

The interim report ? it is inconclusive in the absence of MRI test and karyotyping, a genetic studying ? found that the boy?s serum creatinine levels were normal, reflecting the normal functioning of his kidney. ?Runners are expected to have high haemoglobin level. Budhia?s levels are lower,? said the doctor.

The MRI test and karyotyping study will be carried out in Cuttack tomorrow as Bhubaneswar does not have the facilities.

On Friday, doctors had also noted that the boy, whose age has been put at four and a half, had high blood pressure (135/85) and pulse rate (98/68).

The panel, which put the child through a battery of tests, submitted its report to the chairman of Khurda district welfare committee Rabi Shankar Mishra. Following a warrant-cum-authorisation letter from the committee, the police on Wednesday had whisked the boy to the hospital.

Paediatrician Arabinda Mohanty, member of the advisory board of the Indian Academy of Paediatricians, said the urea level is certainly high for his age. ?This means his muscles are producing a high level of lactic acid.? Diagnosing Budhia?s collapse during Tuesday?s 65-km run as hypoglycemia, where blood sugar levels fall, he feared the boy could suffer serious injuries by the time he reaches 15 if there is periosteal tear on the bones.

Kar said the committee has recommended that the boy be taken to the Sports Authority of India facility outside the state for more physio-dynamic tests.

R.S.N. Murthy, cardiologist at the Capital Hospital and part of the doctors? panel, confirmed that the blood pressure and blood urea level of the child was found to be high. Murthy said according to the International Sports Authority norms, a child below the age of 18 should not be allowed to run marathons. ?Of course the child is a prodigy. But it?s a million dollar question whether he can continue running,? he said.

Murthy suggested that Budhia should be groomed at the Advanced Centre for Sports in Calcutta where he can be trained properly and his capability can be assessed periodically.

But Budhia?s coach Biranchi Das continued to rubbish the findings of the medical panel. ?I have no reason to believe the tests are accurate. The doctors have been appointed by the government to give a dubious report. I will get Budhia tested at any hospital outside the state if necessary,? said Biranchi, who is planning to fly to London on May 15 for a marathon.