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Craig Foster's #PlayForLives initiative helping community sport tackle the coronavirus

This time last year, former Australia captain Craig Foster had just recovered from the emotional and physical toll of spearheading the campaign to free Bahraini refugee Hakeem al-Araibi from a Bangkok prison.

Foster made headlines around the world in early 2019 as he successfully fought for the freedom of Al-Araibi, a footballer who fled Bahrain and was held in a Thai prison for more than two months during a tense extradition stand-off between Australia and the Gulf state.

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Fifteen months on, Foster is re-energised and has now turned his attention to helping communities left most vulnerable by the coronavirus pandemic.