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USA: wife-carrying competition

The city of Newry, Maine, has held the latest edition of the North American Wife Carrying Championship.

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Dolderer the dominator as the German wins the Air Race world title

Germany's Matthias Dolderer clinched the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.

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[360° video] Flying high at the Coupe Icare

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The thrills of wingsuit flying - without leaving your armchair

You may not be mentally or physically ready for wingsuit flying.

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Navratil wins in Mostar for World Cliff Diving double

Czech diver Michal Navratil and Canadian Lysanne Richard both secured their second wins of the Cliff Diving World Series season at the historic Stari Most bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina on…

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World Nomad Games: creating cultural connections

Cholpon-Ata, a city in the heart of the Kyrgyz Republic, is host to the Second World Nomad Games, with athletes from over forty countries.

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Word World champion crowned in Lille

For most players, it’s a fun but challenging board game, but for the competitors at the World Scrabble Championships it is a serious sport, with a serious prize.

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Hong Kong Open: Mohamed El Shorbagy suffers shock exit

World champion Gregory Gaultier and world number one Mohamed El Shorbagy were both dumped out of the Hong Kong Open on Thursday.

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Video: Rheeder wins Red Bull Joyride event

It’s easy to see why Canada’s Whistler Mountain Bike Park is more commonly known as the Boneyard.

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Belarus: A star in the air

At the Minsk air festival, a team of skydivers formed a star in the air as they clung together.

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Impressive aerobatics in Hungary

From July 20 to 30 2016, Matkó Airport near the Hungarian town of Kecskemét was host to the 19th World Glider Aerobatic Championship.

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High-diving competition in Kosovo

Hundreds of spectators attended the 60th edition of a high-diving competition, which takes place in Gjakova, western Kosovo.

USA

Freefaller Luke Aikens dives full throttle into the record books

American Luke Aikens have dived into the record books by becoming the first person ever to leap from twenty five thousand feet without a parachute or wing suit.

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Parachute-free daredevil

Skydiver Luke Aikins makes history by successfully jumping and landing without a parachute from 7.6km (25,000ft) in California.

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Video: Spehler wins fourth straight 6000D trail

The 2016 edition of the 6000D took some 1300 competitors over 65 grueling kilometres of trails through the French Alps.

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Watch some of France's best young gymnasts in 360-degree video

Gymnasts from the French club Val de Saone demonstrate their acrobatic routine, ahead of their participation at Eurogym 2016.

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Eleven weightlifters, including six medalists, retest positive from London 2012

The International Weightlifting Federation has announced that 11 weightlifters, including six medalists, have tested positive in retests on samples taken at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Magnificent Froome seals third Tour de France title

Chris Froome became the eighth man to win the Tour de France at least three times after safely negotiating an uneventful final stage that ended in Paris.

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The Hardest Dive

The world’s top professional cliff divers challenged themselves in a thrilling competition on the fourth stage of the 2016 World Series at La Rochelle in France on Saturday (July…

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Russia end European Fencing Championships on golden not

Russia capped off a fine showing at the European Fencing Championships in Torun, Poland by winning the men’s team sabre title on the final day of action.