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Food Challenges Across the Queen City

Bring home the glory—and the antacid tablets—with these competitive eating challenges.

What Goes Into Throwing the City’s Biggest Competitive Eating Contests?

Mark Borison serves up some knowledge into the world of food challenges.

The Queen City’s Record-Breaking Achievements

Check out these world records set in Greater Cincinnati.

20 Years of Slamming and Jamming with Cincinnati Roller Derby

For two decades, the city's first and biggest flat-track roller derby team has served up high-speed competition—on wheels.

Cincinnati’s Bomb Squad is Here to Defuse the Situation

The Hazardous Device Response Unit does tedious work to prevent mass-casualty events.

Cincinnati’s Sport Climbers Reach New Heights

The strong-gripped athletes are winning national titles for traversing rough terrain and risking deadly falls.

The Queen City’s Most Extreme Events

Spectate, participate, or compete in these over-the-top experiences.

Finding The Fittest in the Queen City

Cincinnati's CrossFit champions push themselves to their limits.

Cincinnati’s Skateboarding Community Just Keeps Growing Stronger

They may endure bruises and road rash, but you can’t keep them down.

Editor’s Letter: June 2026

Editor-in-Chief John Fox on the ever-changing definition of "extreme."

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