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Youngsters unite in run across the world

May 12 2008 by Laura Wright, South Wales Echo

YOUNG people from across South Wales gathered in Cardiff for a virtual global relay race.

The youngsters in Bute Park linked up with others from across the globe who are convinced a united world is possible.

The Run4Unity event in the city is one of hundreds of events across the world crossing different time zones in a 24-hour relay which started at dawn in Fiji with a virtual baton passed around the globe.

Paul Murphy, Secretary of State for Wales, went to Cardiff to cut the ribbon at the race on Saturday afternoon.

He said: “By taking part in the Run4Unity, young people in Wales are helping to spread the message of unity across the world.”

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