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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Mark Townsend

Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days and 7,700 miles on the road

A man in a rain jacket running along a winding road with a mountain in the background.
London-based Deo Kato has spent the past 16 months running from Cape Town to England to tell the story of human migration Photograph: Handout

A Ugandan athlete who arrives in London this weekend after running 7,730 miles (12,440km) from South Africa to raise awareness about racism has revealed he suffered repeated abuse on reaching Europe.

Deo Kato set off from Cape Town in July 2023, running steadily north on a 516-day odyssey that has seen him jailed for weeks, laid low with serious illness and having to pass through war zones.

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