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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robyn Vinter and Tom Levitt

Woman pulled out of UK ultramarathon after death threats over Afghanistan fundraising

Sarah Porter stands looking at the camera on a snowy mountainside
Sarah Porter during the 2026 Winter Spine Challenger South race. Photograph: Sarah Porter

A woman was pulled out of Britain’s most gruelling ultramarathon after receiving death threats over her fundraising for Afghan women and girls.

Sarah Porter was nearly a third of the way through the 108-mile Montane Winter Spine Challenger South endurance race when organisers made the “difficult decision” to withdraw her due to threats to her life in relation to the foundation she runs helping women and girls in war zones.

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