Day 3 // News // 3:30 a.m. Borneo time // 23 AUG 00




(Photo: Quokka Sports)

Both the Jungle and the Competition are Alive and Kicking on Day 3

The action is thick all over the course as the third day of the race heats up.



The Borneo jungle is a living being, pulsating with the energy of native wildlife, angry weather, and hundreds of competitors fighting their way through a brutal course.
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Team Salomon/Eco-Internet[go to Team Bio] leads the pack of front-runners, with a handful of teams in hot pursuit as they continue negotiating the dense jungle terrain, hosting blood-sucking passengers along the way.
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The action is thick on every level of this race. David Laux of Team Ernst and Young[go to Team Bio] was immediately airlifted off the course this morning after suffering a punctured and collapsed lung, joining Peter Alfred of Team VPD PoliceOne.com[go to Team Bio] on the short-but-growing list of Eco-Challenge Sabah 2000 victims.
Go to News // Emergency Evacuation
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Go to News // Canadian Team Calls for Rescue

Neither the competitors, the jungle, or the excitement of this race will truly rest any time soon.
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