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- The Brazilian jiu jitsu athlete hated running but took part in Lululemon’s Further challenge to prove she could do it
- The event in Lake Cahuilla, California supported 10 female athletes from around the world to run their farthest distance over six days
Sunmaya Budha says ‘thinking about past is not enough for me’ as she rises from rural Nepal to ultra stardom, and wants to continue to support her family.
A study finds that physical activity is more effective than counselling or leading medications for improving depression, anxiety and distress symptoms – as shown by a runner who says it saved her life.
Preet Chandi, appearing in Hong Kong on International Women’s Day, reveals how being told to get married and conform to expectations ‘lit a fire’ in her and fuelled her three Antarctic expeditions.
Lawyer Alice McLeod was the first woman to cross the finish line of this year’s 298-kilometre Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge – here’s how she planned and trained for the incredible feat.
Ruby Cheng is chasing more competitive highs in 2024, after a stellar performance at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, where she relived her Olympian mum’s swimming success
Tsang Wai-fung gets used to running without headphones but first experiences highs and lows of solitary adventure that takes runners 298km across the city.
Jason Ng and Bailee Brown miss chance to gain ground over Paris 2024 qualification rivals at the season-ending Asia Triathlon Cup in mainland China.
Runners complain about lack of food, delays and drink and toilet shortages, while HKAAA offers ‘sincere apologies’ for finish line error and says the event’s bridge location ‘raised difficulties’.
Actor Chow Yun-fat steals the show at Sunday morning’s event, as organisers tout success but also target improvements for next year.
Sunday’s inaugural event will see 8,000 runners traversing 55km bridge, with athletics hoping ‘more distances and quotas become available too’.
Hong Kong triathlon officials investigating effects of Covid-19 vaccine on the 24-year-old with blood tests – ‘in the past two years when he got sick, it really whacked him’.
The head coach of Hong Kong Triathlon says the forthcoming Asia Triathlon Cup in Central has the potential to deliver immediate and far-reaching gains for the sport in the city.
The four breakers who competed for the city at the Asian Games all reach their finals at the Hong Kong Breaking Team Qualifier.
The 32-year-old athlete says she feels happy her training paid off and that she has something to show for it.
From bodybuilding champ to real action hero and cigar-smoking governor … chart the evolution of Arnie with our pick of images from Taschen’s new 2-volume photo book
Song is heading to the 2023 Bikini Olympia for the first time, after winning at this year’s IFBB Pro Taiwan.
Kristin Harila said she and her team did everything they could at the time for 27-year-old Mohammed Hassan, a sherpa from another team, after drone footage shared by other climbers on social media showed her and others on a narrow, harrowing passage, stepping over his body.
The three-time slackline world champion Jaan Roose walks along a 2.5cm-wide line for 150m at an elevation of 185m.
Song and her coach will work with local female athletes to target muscle growth as well as give tips on posing, stage presence and tanning.
The duo finished their feat in 3 months and 1 day, saving the notoriously technical hike at K2 for the finale.
The Deepest Breath follows the fortunes of free-diving couple Alessia Zecchini and Stephen Keenan as they stretch human endurance to its limits.
The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc is the most famous and high-profile ultra-running event in the world.
Pain in your pelvis, which can be so bad it even hurts when you sneeze or cough, could be a sign of an overuse injury and a weak core.
Hill repeats are exactly what they say on the tin – repeatedly running up a hill – and they have untold benefits for your training and performance.
Speed is not associated with ultra running, but including speed sessions in your training can improve your long distance performances too.
In an Instagram post, Ravichandran Tharumalingam thanked his rescue insurance and partner organisations, but omitted Gelje Sherpa’s name, who found him stuck in Everest’s infamous ‘death zone’.
Dolores Vargas Sales is an ultra runner and the Hong Kong-based Filipino hopes she can persuade more of her fellow domestic helpers to take part in sport.
Local authorities are considering plans to limit the number of hikers for the coming climbing season.
