Eliud Kipchoge Partners With David Beckham, Aubameyang and Yemi Alade in Anti Malaria Campaign

• Marathon's world record holder Eliud Kipchoge has joined a group of international stars to promote the campaign to eradicate malaria in Africa
• Kipchoge has teamed up with Kenyan Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon, retired footballer David Beckham and musician Yemi Alade among others
• The celebrities intend to pressure world leaders into committing enough funds and resources in the fight against the deadly disease

World's greatest marathoner Eliud Kipchoge has partnered with top personalities across the world to ramp up efforts in the fight against malaria.

Kipchoge has joined the campaign dubbed Draw the Line Against Malaria, which seeks to put pressure on political leaders to mobilize funds and resources to eradicate malaria by 2030.

The world record holder will team up with his fellow Olympic Kenyan champion Faith Kipyegon, former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain superstar David Beckham, Barcelona forward Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and Nigerian songwriter and renowned performer Yemi Alade.

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According to The East African, Draw the Line Against Malaria is part of the larger programme of Zero Malaria Starts with Me movement.

The global superstars will appear in a film that will air on May 28th at the MTV Africa Day concert. As the campaign ambassadors, they are expected to initiate discussions that will help in combating Malaria in Kenya and across the continent.

Kipchoge is elated to be part of the project and said:

In the past, suffering from Malaria has stopped me from running. Today, over 1,000 children in Africa will die from the disease. Malaria is stealing their futures. But this is a human problem that we can solve because despite the challenges no human is limited.

The Guardian Nigeria reports that the ambassadors will seek to ensure that world leaders commit close to 18 billion dollars at the Kigali Summit and later on at the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment in New York.

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The 37-year-old Kipchoge is a double Olympic winner, having claimed Gold in the marathon race in 2016 and the rescheduled Tokyo games of 2020. He is also the world record holder, having run a time of 2:01:39 at the Berlin Marathon in 2018.

He also remains the only man to date to run a marathon under 2 hours in specialized conditions.

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