Paul Tergat
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/ 6 December 2004

A diary of devastating loss

”My legs have been the making of my life. That the evil of some should force others to live without them is a tragedy which should make us all angry.” The United States and Somalia are among the last remaining countries to ratify an international treaty banning the use of anti-personnel mines. Kenyan long-distance runner Paul Tergat came face to face with the tyranny of landmines in south Sudan. Here is an extracts from his diary.