Bet successful and completed this Friday.
Former All Blacks star Dan Carter took 1,598 kicks from the 22-yard line in 24 hours.
Baptized “Kickathon” and carried out in partnership with UNICEF in Eden Park in Auckland, this feat raised more than 385,000 New Zealand dollars (more than 242,000 euros) this Friday at midday. .
LEGEND!
@DanCarter has kicked 1598 goals in #TheKickathon and raised more than $340,000 for Unicef.
Dan, you continue to inspire everyday.
The funds raised from #TheKickathon will go to @UNICEFNZ's WASH program to provide children in the Pacific with clean water.
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— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) April 8, 2022
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This sum will be used to provide drinking water and sanitation facilities to 134,000 children in the Pacific islands of Kiribati, Solomon and Vanuatu.
A number related to his career
The 2011 and 2015 double world champion, now 40, had set himself this bar of 1,598 because it corresponds to the number of points he has scored over his 112 caps with New Zealand.
A world record that still stands.
To achieve this, the former Perpignan and Racing 92 player "only" needed to hit 1,637 kicks, a rather mind-blowing success of 98%...
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