Rahul Sharma, a 24-year-old former under-19 Hong Kong cricketer and current exercise physiologist based in Melbourne, is set to run the length of Sri Lanka in a week to raise funds for childhood cancer research. Sharma plans to start his run on December 24 from Point Pedro at the northern tip of the island and finish at Dondra Head in the south by December 30. The challenge spans 574 kilometers (356.7 miles), requiring him to cover roughly 100 kilometers per day. He arrived in Sri Lanka from Mumbai on December 18 and is undertaking the run to raise at least…
Former Hong Kong cricketer to run across Sri Lanka to help kids with cancer
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