200 marathons in a year, a 'crazy' adventure to highlight water woes


  • People
  • Tuesday, 28 Mar 2023

Australian water scarcity activist Guli completing her 200th marathon outside UN headquarters, ahead of the UN Water Conference, on March 22 in New York City. Photos: Leonardo Munoz/AFP

Mina Guli went looking for a water problem but discovered a global "catastrophe".

Driven by passion and the testimony of water crisis victims worldwide, the Australian completed her 200th marathon in a year on March 22 to demand action against a looming disaster.

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