WITH just an iPod and a baby stroller of supplies for company, a South African headteacher has begun a 12,000km journey to run from Cairo to Cape Town, the extreme north to extreme south of Africa.
Joe Labuschagne, a former high jumper and rugby player, will go from top to bottom of his continent, running approximately 30-40km per day, and face a task like nothing before.
Labuschagne is an experienced fundraiser – he completed a five-day, 274km run as a teenager, has undertaken triathlons and even attempted to swim the English Channel – is deeply passionate about his continent and identity as an African, and in his profession has seen first-hand how a little can go a long way.
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RIO 2016 COVERAGE
MEN
6 100m
10 400m
14 800m
16 10,000m
20 Pole vault
22 Long jump
24 Discus
26 20km walk
WOMEN
30 100m
32 400m
34 10,000m
36 3000m steeplechase
38 Heptathlon
42 Marathon
44 Triple jump
45 Shot put
46 Hammer
NEWS
52 Hudson-Smith arrives on world stage
54 Rooney motivated by Yousif injury
56 Ultra runner’s continental challenge
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58 Sports science latest
60 Coach Insight – Matt Yates
62 Safety in throws events
RESULTS & FIXTURES
64 Results round-up
77 What’s On – fixtures guide
REGULARS
50 YOUNG ATHLETE
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76 QUIZ CORNER
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82 DIP FINISH
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