KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Dan Thompson, a British national, is set to run 10 km in Kathmandu on November 11 as part of his Run the World Challenge, a fundraising event.
Dan has targeted to run 10 km in every country in a total of 206 countries by the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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As per the statement sent by the British Embassy in Nepal, Dan is doing the challenge to promote the benefits of sport and physical activity and to raise funds for cancer research following the recent death of his mother from cancer.
Dan has previously run in 60 countries in Africa, South-East Asia, South America, Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East.
