Beijing (June 10, 2017): The world most thrilling Parkour running competition was held at Tianmen National Park in Zhangjiajie , Hunan Province.
Parkour involves racing through a military-style obstacle course in the fastest and most efficiently way testing skills of speed, balance and strength.
24 international competitors including four from China wowed crowds at a parkour competition held at the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park.
Eight competitors entered the finals on Monday, all were required to balance carefully while accomplishing a series of skillful movements at speed on a nearly 300-meter-long mountaineering path with a vertical drop of 150 meters. They had to scamper down 999 steep and narrow steps at their fastest speed.
A Ukrainian traceur claimed the championship in a record time of 1’44’’43. The second and third places were claimed respectively by competitors from the Netherlands and China.
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