Parkour competitors descend thrilling course in China's famed Tianmen Mountain
STORY: Parkour competitors descend thrilling course in China's famed Tianmen Mountain
DATELINE: July 25, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:17
LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China
CATEGORY: SPORTS
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1. various of the parkour competition
STORYLINE:
Sixty-nine Chinese traceurs competed against each others at the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province in a two-day parkour competition, which concluded on Sunday
The 999-step staircase leading up to the scenic area's landmark Tianmen Cave became a parkour course for competitors, who were required to accomplish a series of specific movements while leaping down the 300m path with a vertical drop of 150 meters.
According to the organizers, a total of 108 obstacles were placed along the steps, putting the competitors' stamina, skills and precisions under test.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhangjiajie, China.
(XHTV)
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