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A 101-year-old who was inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore to walk 50 laps of his garden everyday and all while fasting for Ramadan, has been joined by 10,000 other people in 130 cities across the world to raise money for charity.
During the lockdown in the spring of 2020, Dabirul Islam Choudhury raised more than £420,000 walking laps of his garden and was awarded an OBE for his Herculean efforts.
This year, he’s challenging himself again and on Saturday was joined by a myriad of others as they raised money for the partner charities of CHS TV’s Ramadan Family Commitment initiative, helping families and victims affected by Covid-19 worldwide, as well as people in refugee camps.
The challenge saw people walk in their local park or garden, with the aim of reaching 1.5 million steps by everybody taking part.
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