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Jonny Brownlee accepts schoolchildren's challenge for BBC Children in Need
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Recently retired Olympic gold medallist Jonny Brownlee has accepted an invitation from pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate in Wakefield to join their BBC Children in Need 'Run For Pudsey' challenge. The pupils challenged Brownlee to help them run a collective 500 miles in four hours during BBC Children in Need week, with BBC Radio Leeds broadcasting live from the school on 10 November.
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- Jonny Brownlee has agreed to join a school running challenge for BBC Children in Need after pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate sent him a video invitation.
- The children challenged the six-time triathlon world champion to help them run 500 miles collectively in four hours.
- The event will take place on 10 November and will be broadcast live from the school playground by BBC Radio Leeds.
- Brownlee joked that his only condition is that no primary school children are allowed to beat him due to his competitive nature.
- The Run For Pudsey initiative encourages UK schools to take on physical challenges to raise money for BBC Children in Need projects.