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Sport stars get behind Olympic hunger summit

Olympic double gold medallist Mo Farah, Olympic great Haile Gebrselassie and football legend Pele join the PM and Vice President of Brazil in a push to tackle global hunger ahead of the next Olympics in 2016. External site: [Hunger event: Lasting legacy for children around the world](http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2012/Hunger-event-news-story/)

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Follow live coverage of the hunger summit which challenges world leaders, businesses and charities to save 25 million children from stunting due to manutrition.

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Published 12 August 2012