Evan Dunfee canB次元官网网址檛 imagine his life without race walking.

So the 28-year-old from Richmond, B.C., has spent the past 25 days walking in hopes to help other kids realize the transformative power of sport.

Dunfee, who was fourth in the 50-kilometre race walk at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has walked 25 kilometres each day for the past 25 days to raise money for KidSportBC, an organization that provides financial assistance for childrenB次元官网网址檚 sports registration fees and equipment.

B次元官网网址淭heir mission is so simple, get more kids registered in sport, break down that financial barrier that prevents some families from putting their kids in sport, and take that pressure off them,B次元官网网址� Dunfee said. B次元官网网址滸rowing up and being transformed by sport, I think about the person I would be if I hadnB次元官网网址檛 had sport. I donB次元官网网址檛 know where IB次元官网网址檇 be but IB次元官网网址檇 be much worse off.

B次元官网网址淚 owe so much of who I am to the experiences IB次元官网网址檝e had through sport, and the idea that opportunity doesnB次元官网网址檛 exist for kids eats me up a little bit.B次元官网网址�

The fundraiser was also in celebration of KidSportB次元官网网址檚 25th anniversary. HeB次元官网网址檚 raised over $8,000 B次元官网网址� enough to fund 20 kids in sports. HeB次元官网网址檚 also doing 25 school presentations, most of them next month, and hopes that will push him over his goal of raising $25,000.

B次元官网网址淢y big message with the school talks is: find something you love, find something youB次元官网网址檙e passionate about, and then use it help others,B次元官网网址� he said.

Dunfee has completed most of the walks around VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Lower Mainland. Local runners have joined him for some. His dad accompanied him on a bike for one. For FridayB次元官网网址檚 finale, he was meeting retired teammate Inaki Gomez for the final 10K which would take the two to GomezB次元官网网址檚 downtown Vancouver law office.

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Dunfee has averaged two hours two minutes over 25 kilometres, which is quicker than heB次元官网网址檇 expected. An added benefit: he feels stronger for having completed the walks.

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DunfeeB次元官网网址檚 fourth place finish was one of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 biggest stories in Rio. He was upgraded to bronze after being jostled by Hirooki Arai of Japan. Arai appealed, bumping Dunfee to fourth, and the Canadian opted not to file a counter-appeal, saying in a statement: B次元官网网址淚 will never allow myself to be defined by the accolades I receive, rather the integrity I carry through life.B次元官网网址�

Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press

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