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Parkour athletes tackle course at central China's Zhangjiajie

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STORY: Parkour athletes tackle course at central China's Zhangjiajie
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 24-25, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:56
LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China
CATEGORY: SPORT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the parkour competition
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LAUTARO CHIALVO, Winner of the skills competition
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YIQI, Winner of the speed competition

STORYLINE:

Over 70 parkour runners from China and overseas competed at the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province last weekend.
   
Competitors had to descend a 999-step mountain trail, navigating 108 obstacles including high platforms, slides and horizontal bar. The course is nearly 300 meters long, with a vertical drop of 150 meters, and has been hailed as the world's most challenging parkour course.
   
Following the preliminary rounds on Saturday, 38 athletes advanced to the finals on Sunday.
   
This year's competition retained skills and speed events.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LAUTARO CHIALVO, Winner of the skills competition
"Amazing. I didn't expect to win the game. Now, I'm going to celebrate the victory."   

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YIQI, Winner of the speed competition
"The atmosphere is very good. I noticed that I finished in 1:36. I hope I will be better prepared next year to break this year's record."

Since 2007, Zhangjiajie's Tianmen Mountain has hosted various international extreme challenge events and competitions, including the Wingsuit Flying World Championship and the World Parkour Championship, merging natural landscapes with extreme sports. 

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha, China.
(XHTV)

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