Foreign athletes join extreme sports on world's highest bridge in China

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Foreign athletes join extreme sports on world's highest bridge in China

STORY: Foreign athletes join extreme sports on world's highest bridge in China DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the athletes doing BASE jumping 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONY STEVE NEWTON, French athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PABLO SAMY MAXIME SIGNORET, French athlete 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BENJAMIN ALLEN GINGOLD, British athlete 5. various of the athletes doing BASE jumping STORYLINE: The 2023 International High Bridge Extreme Sports Invitational Tournament wrapped up Thursday in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Twenty athletes from 11 countries and regions, including Italy, France, Canada and the United States, performed BASE jumping from the Beipanjiang Bridge. The bridge, sitting over 565 meters above a valley, has been certified as the world's highest by Guinness World Records. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONY STEVE NEWTON, French athlete "We came to China at least six times, and this is the first time for BASE jumpin

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