On Saturday, August 10, Lara Prior-Palmer became the first Briton and the first female to win the Mongol Derby, a 1,000-km horse race known as the most grueling in the world.

As a report by the BBC explains, Prior-Palmer, 19, is also the youngest rider to ever win the race, which has been annually contested since 2009.

Prior-Palmer had initially finished second, but was bumped up to first place after a disqualification.

The article states that it took Prior-Palmer six days and eight hours to complete the race, which involves 25 horse stations covering the ancient postal system utilized during Genghis Khan's reign.

During the course of the race, riders mount multiple semi-wild Mongolian horses in the grueling endurance test across the Mongolian steppe.

(With files from the BBC)