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 last Sunday (July 23).

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 flip down a nearly 300-metre-long slope with a 150-metre 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.

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)