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Extreme sports

With good weather and internet access, record number of climbers scale Everest

Climbers and officials said that a wide summit window – a period of stable weather that allows safe attempts – contributed to a surge of successful ascents.
Climbers and officials said that a wide summit window – a period of stable weather that allows safe attempts – contributed to a surge of successful ascents.

Briton Kenton Cool makes record Everest climb as climbing season’s death toll rises to 5

British climber Kenton Cool, 49, smiles while he speaks with the media personnel, upon his arrival at the airport, as he returns after completing his 17th ascent of Mount Everest, which is the most by any foreign climber, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
British climber Kenton Cool, 49, smiles while he speaks with the media personnel, upon his arrival at the airport, as he returns after completing his 17th ascent of Mount Everest, which is the most by any foreign climber, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Bodies of 4 missing Italian divers found in undersea Maldives cave

Members of the Maldivian military prepare to search for four Italian divers who drowned inside an underwater cave.
Members of the Maldivian military prepare to search for four Italian divers who drowned inside an underwater cave.

Nepal vows action against trekker rescue scam

A helicopter flies with rescue team in front of the Annapurna mountain range, in Pokhara, some 200 km west of Kathmandu on January 22, 2020.
A helicopter flies with rescue team in front of the Annapurna mountain range, in Pokhara, some 200 km west of Kathmandu on January 22, 2020.

ST Full-time Report: Welshman Kai Whitmore eyes Singapore stint | National track athlete goes all out for athletics progress

Young brothers Malo and Arno love extreme sports – and play 8 of them. Here’s how they juggle it all

Malo Pichoir (L) and Arno Pichoir.
Malo Pichoir (L) and Arno Pichoir.

From flips to jibes, diver Victoria Chew aims to make a splash in wingfoiling

Victoria Chew (left), 13, and Mason Lau, nine, training at Changi Beach on Jan 21.
Victoria Chew (left), 13, and Mason Lau, nine, training at Changi Beach on Jan 21.

Singapore win two silver medals at Inline Skating World Championships

jcskate05 - Tan Jing Yuan in action on Dec 3, where he soon became the silver medalist in the 2025 Inline Freestyle World Championship, Freestyle Slide Senior Men's category. 

credit to Singapore Rollersports Federation
jcskate05 - Tan Jing Yuan in action on Dec 3, where he soon became the silver medalist in the 2025 Inline Freestyle World Championship, Freestyle Slide Senior Men's category. 

credit to Singapore Rollersports Federation

11-year-old Singaporean to make skateboarding debut at SEA Games 2025

ST20251202_202566000623/jcskate02/Brian Teo/Joel Chang/(From Left)Profile of national skateboarders Felix Balzer, 11, and Farris Rahman, 31, at SkatePark @ Lakeside Garden on Dec 2, 2025.  ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
ST20251202_202566000623/jcskate02/Brian Teo/Joel Chang/(From Left)Profile of national skateboarders Felix Balzer, 11, and Farris Rahman, 31, at SkatePark @ Lakeside Garden on Dec 2, 2025.  ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Inline skating phenom Chloe Chua an epitome of boldness at eight years old

Eight years old Chloe Chua, an inline skater at Festival International des Sports Extr?mes (FISE) at *SCAPE on Nov 23, 2025.
Eight years old Chloe Chua, an inline skater at Festival International des Sports Extr?mes (FISE) at *SCAPE on Nov 23, 2025.

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