Long Distance | MCQs

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After 352 days and over 16,000 kilometres of running through 16 countries, Russell Cook became the first human to run the entire length of Africa.

Russell Cook belongs to Britain.

Explanation

Russell Cook, also known as Hardest Geezer, is an English endurance athlete.

Russell Cook holds the record for being the only person to have run the entire length of Africa.

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Explanation

•  In July 2023, Anshuman Jhingran became the youngest person in the world to cross the North Channel at the age of 18.
•  Anshuman Jhingaran is the open water swimmer from India. 
  

Explanation

In the longest race on the Olympic program, athletes run a distance of 26 miles and 385 yards (42.195km)

The modern 42.195 km (26.219 mi)  was set by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) in May 1921

directly from the length used at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London

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