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One of the most acclaimed long-distance runners of all time, Tergat set the then-record marathon time of 2:04:55 in 2003.
The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) president and legendary athlete Paul Tergat will be running alongside participants at the fourth World Health Organisation (WHO) Walk the Talk on Sunday, May 21 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The 53-year-old will join people around the world who will be putting on their running shoes, and pacing around the ‘city of peace’.
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The main aim is to raise awareness about WHO’s work to deliver quality health for all and to celebrate the importance of partnership during WHO's 75th anniversary.
“I’m very happy to be joining WHO’s Walk the Talk event. The main aim is to build on the solid foundation and great work of my good friend Haile Gebrselassie, who also took part in this great celebration of public health in 2018,” said Paul.
Tergat, one of the most acclaimed long-distance runners of all time, set the then-marathon record time of 2:04:55 in 2003, becoming the first Kenyan man to do so.
He also accrued five straight gold medals between 1995 and 1999 at the World Cross Country Championships and won two more in 1999 and 2000 at the World Half Marathon Championships.
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NOC-K has partnered with the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, and the Athletic Club of Miramas.
Although he hung up his spikes in 2009, Tergat has continued to have a positive impact in the realm of sports.
He founded the Paul Tergat Foundation in 2005, with the mission of using athletics and education to transform the lives of disadvantaged children and youth in Kenya. Tergat has also served on the board of the Olympic Refugee Foundation since 2021.
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