RECORD-BREAKING North-East athlete Steve Cram will receive an honorary degree from one of the region's universities tomorrow.
Mr Cram, one of the world's most successful middle distance runners, is being awarded a doctorate of civil law by Northumbria University, in Newcastle.
He was born in Gateshead and lives in Morpeth, Northumberland.
His career has spanned three decades, starting with an appearance as a 17-year-old at the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
He went on to win numerous medals and break world records and, in 1986, he was awarded an MBE.
He represented British athletics on the British Olympic Committee from 1995 until 1999, and is chairman of the English Institute of Sport.
In 1998, he established a charity, Comrades of Children Overseas, which aims to relieve the suffering and distress of children overseas in areas stricken by poverty, natural disaster or war.
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