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The ring-based fight sport of Savate is one of the most entertaining to watch, and former World Champion James Southwood is one of the most respected fighters globally. The London-based fighter, vegetarian from birth and vegan forover twenty years, has also been head coach at his club, and has been training his students to high standards. They travelled to the Budapest Open with high hopes.
Vegan fastbowler Peter Siddle's return to the Australian ODI cricket team breaks a record and marks a remarkable recovery for the fast bowler. He continued playing in the series against India where the third match featured what we believe to be three vegans in a milestone for vegans in international cricket.
Kelly has been a key member of women's American football team Utah Falconz, a leading team in the US National League. She's competed in strongman, and has broken Utah state records in powerlifting.
As a footballer she's helped Utah compete for the national league, which they have won twice.
Retired rugby international Johanna Jahnke took on an imposing challenge in The Transcontinental Crossing, a 4000 km, unsupported single stage race across Europe. As half of the only femal pair entering, the German vegan accomplished the event in suprisingly fast time.
In 2018 vegan athletes proved what we all know - that they can be incredibly successful on a vegan diet. They ran, lifted, fought and competed their way to titles and records in all manner of different ways, and we brought you the stories as they happened on the site.
Hulda already holds all the Icelandic powerlifting records in her weight category - and has re-broken them all several times. Her latest competition saw her pushing her records even higher as she attempted to qualify for the World Championships 2019. Read how the mighty vegan lifter got on here.
Overcoming injury and competing against much younger women, veteran lifter Glenda Presutti eyed national records, planning to break the markers she'd set herself. As the meet closed, an emotional lifter looked back on some amazing lifts and new national records. Read more here.
Not only was this one of the toughest races on the planet - believes tougher than Marathon des Sables - and the downhill element made it even more difficult for a runner with a missing kneecap. Vegan 'queen of the Extreme' still managed to complete this terrible event - dressed as a cow - and win one of the stages as she proved again what she can do running on plants.