Sport Relief Mandela outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria, covering , in temperatures in excess of , and raising £1,648,087. He had attempted this effort in 2012, but was forced to back out due to health concerns. In 2014, Davina McCall took on a Sport Relief challenge to raise money for the appeal. This was called "Davina: Beyond Breaking Point", which saw the presenter tackle bike riding, running and swimming for seven days as she travelled from the north of the country (outside Edinburgh Castle) to the end (in Central London). Alex Jones also took part in a Sport Relief challenge which
Sport Relief and talk about her experiences at the Brighton Mile. Throughout the night there were also a whole series of appeal films to show where the Sport Relief money had already been spent and where the need was greatest. They were made by BBC Bristol and included Nick Knowles in Africa, Patrick Kielty in India and Victoria Beckham in Peru. The campaign itself involved 253 celebrities and raised £16 million. The final total on the night of the telethon was £11,078,359. The third Sport Relief took place on Saturday 15 July 2006 with a whole day of programming across the BBC