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 SHOTLIST: 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)