Parkour traceurs challenge 999-step course in China's Tianmen Mountain

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Parkour traceurs challenge 999-step course in China's Tianmen Mountain

STORY: Parkour traceurs challenge 999-step course in China's Tianmen Mountain DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of parkour competitors STORYLINE: More than 80 parkour traceurs home and abroad competed at Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province in a three-day parkour competition, which concluded on Sunday. The 999-step staircase leading up to the scenic area's landmark Tianmen Cave is a famous parkour course. Competitors were required to complete a sequence of jumps and flips down a nearly 300-meter-long slope with a 150-meter vertical drop from the top of the 999-step staircase. A total of 108 obstacles were placed along the steps, putting the competitors' stamina, skills and precision under test. Chinese competitor Zhou Mianwei won the championship of individual speed run with a record time of 1'35"505. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhangjiajie, China. (XHTV)

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