Sahara project launched

Hidvégi-Üstös Pal would like to be the first running cross the Grand Sahara in 2009. Pal facing more than 9000 kms and several sights to see, rock paintings, ancient cities, fortresses. Among others his Excellency the Minister for Youth and Sport in Sudan is supporting the programme. We had spent a week in Sudan from 16th March to prepare the project. Our local partner Mohamed Hussein, who is managing one of the most important NGO sin Sudan hosted us. Mohamed had helped us also in 2007 when the Old Spice Africa Expedition had successfully crossed the country by bike. We had met his Excellency the Minister and the General Secretary of the Sudan Athletic Association, who will inform his colleagues in all Grand Sahara countries about the cross running and make them contribute in the organisation. Pal had a chance to run a short distance in the desert that he will follow with a 400 kms running this December between Khartoum and Merowe. Merowe is famous not only for the Nubian pyramids but also about the biggest project of Africa today, the hydroelectric station. We had taken part also at the fest, celebrated Abubaker Kaki Kamis, who had became 800 m running world champion in Valencia, together with the locals.