Board racing is a traditional sport of the Zhuang people, an ethnic minority in southern China. Legend has it that the sport was devised as a military training technique. In this video, you can see why: the sport requires precise coordination and teamwork for squads of three people in order to remain upright and move faster than competitors.
This video is from the twelfth National Games of Ethnic Minorities, a sporting event which brings together teams from 35 of China's politically recognized ethnic minorities. You can see photos of the pageantry of this event at the state-run media outlet Global Times.
-via Massimo
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