Pedro Queirós, student at University of Lausanne, uses (extreme) sports to fundraise for social projects. Amongst other achievements, he has crossed Japan running, climbed Mount Everest and, more recently, in 2025, he ran 100 Marathons in 100 Days between Lisbon and the gates of Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. You can read all his story in www.pedroqueiros.com/en

Now, in 2026, Pedro has come with a new challenge!!

On the 25th April, at 6 am in the morning, he will leave from the door of the IOC in Lausanne, and run around Lake Geneva without stopping for sleep. He will complete 180 kms running, and he decided to add an extra obstacle: the last 42,2 kms of the course, the length of a marathon, he will do it barefoot.

Pedro is passionate about the Olympic story, and with his effort, he wants to fundraise 10.000€ to help several institutions, and also to pay tribute to Abebe Bikila, the athlete from Ethiopia that won the Olympic Marathon in Rome 1960, running barefoot.

Get involved!

FAQ’s

1- How to follow?

You can follow his adventure on Instagram at @pedro_queiros_projectx. If you have any questions, please write him an email to [email redacted]

2- How to donate?

The goal of Pedro is to fundraise 10.000€, and help several institutions, not only in Portugal (his home country), but also in Switzerland, Nepal and Cameroon. For donations you can use:

Twint +41 79 329 02 85

IBAN: PT50 0033 0000 4577 9064 3500 5

Revolut: LT63 3250 0327 9857 3725, RevTag: @pedro4foi

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/edfc9f69

3- Can I run with Pedro?

Yes, here is the calendar of his route during 25th and 26th April. Pedro will share his live location on Instagram, so that one can always know where he is.

6 am – Departure from main door of the IOC, Lausanne

9.30 am – Montreux, Freddy Mercury statue

12.30 pm – Saint Gindolph (lunch)

6 pm – Evian (dinner)

2 am – Yvoire

7.30 am – Geneve, Pont du Mont Blanc

11 am – Nyon (lunch)

6 pm – Arrival at the door of the IOC, Lausanne

4- Which associations is Pedro going to help?

The goal of Pedro is to raise 10.000€ and help five different associations. Each one of them will get 20% of the final amount. The money will be transferred to these associations in the first week of May, ten days after the project finishes.

All of Pedro’s expenses are supported by him on a personal basis. 100% of the collected funds are directed for the proposed associations:

- Dreams of Kathmandu, Nepal: scholarships for Nepali children, founded by Pedro

- EMI-Afrika+, Swiss and Cameroon: sports material for children in Cameroon,

- APAV, Portugal: support to victims of abuse and domestic violence,

- Corro Pela Maria, Portugal: support Children with Rett Syndrome

- Mundu Nobu, Portugal: support youngsters through education, culture and civism.