Footage has emerged from China of a 67-year-old man breaking the world record for using the longest sticks to control a diabolo.

The video, filmed in Shenyang, Liaoning Province on June 20, shows Zhang Fangbo using two 11-metre-long fishing rods to spin the diabolo.

The diabolo is a juggling or circus prop consisting of an axle and two cups or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo.

This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks.

Amazing footage has emerged from China of a 67-year-old man creating a world record of playing diabolo with the longest sticks.

The video, filmed in Shenyang, Liaoning Province on June 20, shows the man named Zhang Fangbo using two 11-metre-long fishing rods to play a single wheel diabolo in the sky.

Zhang started to play diabolo after he retired. While, he tried to challenge himself by increasing the length of the sticks to play.

He created the Guinness World Record of using the longest sticks to play diabolo in 2015.