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Athletes and Teams
The people who compete in Extreme Sports.
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Skydiver, 35, explains how she survived horrifying 10,000ft plummet without an open parachute
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (675+ words) Holly Wiffen, 35, plummeted 10,000ft without an open parachute while skydiving – and miraculously survived the terrifying ordeal above Langar airfield, near Nottingham. Wiffen took part in a group skydiving experience on August 7. The group was doing something called “tracking jump,” which means…...
The winter X Games are coming to Canada for the first time | CBC News
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (444+ words) The iconic X Games action sports competition is coming to Calgary in February next year. WinSport's Canada Olympic Park will host the three-day competition beginning Feb. 19, and the city will also see international musical acts Levity and Steve Aoki perform…...
Tributes to talented rugby player and 'loving son' after tragic death, aged 17
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (355+ words) Tributes have been paid to a talented young rugby player who was a "loving son" and "loyal friend". Jack Hubbard, from Llannor, near Pwllheli, died suddenly last month, aged just 17. He was a "strong and committed" player in the Pwllheli…...
Tributes pour in for teenage Co Down rugby player after sudden passing
1+ week, 4+ day ago (300+ words) Tributes have been paid following the sudden death of an U16 rugby player from Co Down. Charlie Jamison’s funeral service took place on Monday at Ballynahinch Congregational Church with a number of local rugby clubs mourning his untimely passing. In a…...
Woman Falls Unconscious from a Height of 3,000 Meters Without a Parachute—and Survives
1+ week, 5+ day ago (204+ words) Experienced skydiver Holly Wiffen lost consciousness during a jump from an altitude of 3,000 meters and fell toward the ground without a parachute. Surprisingly, she survived—and hopes to resume her hobby soon. Holly Wiffen knows she is incredibly lucky to…...
Couple plunge 330ft to their deaths in each other's arms after bungee jump blunder
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (571+ words) An engaged couple plunged more than 300ft to their deaths in what should have been an exhilarating tandem bungee jumping experience, but instead turned into a devastating tragedy. Bungee jumping is an extreme sport loved by countless thrill-seekers, in which a…...
Dad's sheer terror of seeing his son in cable car dangling from a wire 900ft up
4+ week, 1+ day ago (249+ words) Irfan, then just 17, was stuck in a cable car hanging by a wire 900 ft above ground in the Allai valley near Battagram, northern Pakistan....