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Six times champion Andy Birkett turned in a low-water river marathon masterclass to take control of the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB by winning the 26km first stage by almost two minutes. The East Londoner started cautiously and had to pick his way through the frantic seeded A batch. But by the time…

Paddlers from around the world will join the cream of the country’s river marathon paddlers and a big field of canoeing enthusiasts in Underberg this weekend for the 27th edition of the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon, with the fickle weather the only joker in the pack. After delivering exciting water…

Following his giant-killing third place performance at last year’s N3TC Drak Challenge presented by FNB Siseko Ntondini has made a last minute call that he will race the 2020 edition of the two-day Southern Drakensberg classic this weekend. Ntondini showed quality all-round river skills to finish on the podium ahead of many of the country’s…

As the organisers of the events that make up the FNB Drak Adventure Weekend in Underberg from 1 to 2 February, local businesses say the weekend highlights the critical role that sports tourism plays to the regional economy. Last year the event brought around R2,2 million in direct investment into the local economy, with a…

The door is open for a new name to be inscribed on the Margi Oliver trophy for the women’s champion at the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon this weekend, as the stranglehold on the title held by Abby Solms comes to an end. Eight times winner Solms has confirmed that she…

Six times champion Andy Birkett will return to Underberg as the hot favourite to retain his title at the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon, and in the process establish himself as the race’s most prolific winner. That doesn’t enter the mind of the laid back East Londoner, for whom statistics and…

Four paddlers are poised to join the elite group of eleven who have completed twenty or more editions of the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon, earning them the title of ‘Super Trouts”. Kevin Middleton, Hugh Raw, Anthony van Tonder and Bruce Wenke have each finished the popular two-day, 75km race on…

As the clock counts down to the unique quartet of events that make up the FNB Drak Adventure Weekend in Underberg on 1 and 2 February, the event organisers have moved boldly to align themselves with the latest global guidelines for sustainability and environmentally-friendly event management practices. The guideline entitled Plastic Game Plan for Sport…

Now well established as one of the premiere multi-day canoe races in South Africa, the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon has become a robust event that pools resources of a wide variety of community organisations, each of which derives important income for their contributions. The labour-intensive registration process at the Underberg…

Following a tumultuous end to 2019, South African paddling king Hank McGregor will be at the 2020 N3TC Drak Challenge, presented by FNB, from 1-2 February but won’t be putting any pressure on himself to contest for the title. McGregor had a tough final three months of the year after he was diagnosed with shingles…