Flippin' amazing: Chinese boy, 7, in gruelling preparations to beat world record for number of backflips in thirty seconds
Long Dihao can already complete more than 40 backflips within 30 seconds
The Guinness World Record is currently held by Ziyi Zhang after he achieved 36 standing back somersaults within a minute in 2010
While his friends get on with being children, this Chinese boy must endure hours of gruelling training to become the best backflipper in the world.
Long Dihao, from Dazu in Chongquig municipality, is only seven, but can already complete more than 40 back flips within 30 seconds.
The little boy is incredibly supple thanks to hours of balancing in the splits position across two crash mats.
Child's play: While his friends get on with being children, Long Dihao must endure hours of gruelling training to become the best backflipper in the world
Impressive: The seven-year-old hopes to break the world record for the number of back flips completed in 30 seconds
Hanging around: Long can already complete more than 40 back flips within 30 seconds but must train hard every day
Flexible: The little boy is incredibly supple thanks to hours of balancing in the splits position and in headstands
He also spends a lot of time upside down in a headstand and balancing on a beam
Such training gives him a mighty appetite, but Long keeps it healthy with simple noodle soup.
Long's fellow countryman Ziyi Zhang currently holds the Guinness World Record for most standing back somersaults in one minute after achieving 36 in 2010.
Last month 16-year-old American cheerleader Miranda Ferguson beat the handspring world record with her feat of 35 simultaneous moving back flips.
Gruelling: Long balances upside down on a beam as part of his backflip training
Hungry? Such training gives him a mighty appetite but Long keeps it healthy with simple noodle soup
And he's off: Long leaps backwards from one of the crash mats
發表於 2012-11-10 07:18 AM
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