{
  "id": 16629930,
  "title": "‘I doubted if I was going to make it’: Thomas van Tonder conquers 600-bar Bloukrans Bridge challenge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/i-doubted-if-i-was-going-to-make-it-thomas-van-tonder-conquers-600",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/2026-10-26-i-doubted-if-i-was-going-to-make-it-thomas-van-tonder-conquers-600-bar-bloukrans-bridge-challenge/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With his hands struggling to maintain their grip and the challenge taking longer than expected, Thomas van Tonder battled through 600 suspended monkey bars to make history beneath Bloukrans Bridge.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Thomas van Tonder completes ‘crazy’ monkey bar challenge at Bloukrans Bridge (PICS)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/thomas-van-tonder-completes-crazy-monkey-bar-challenge-at-bloukrans",
        "published": "2026-10-26T13:15:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}