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National team paraglider dies in 100m free fall
By Li Qian |
June 5, 2012, Tuesday
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A Chinese national paragliding team athlete died in a training accident yesterday afternoon at a base near Fuyang, a city of eastern Zhejiang Province.
Yang Xiaoqiang, 20, failed to finish a difficult mid-air stunt and fell to the ground from a height of 100 meters high, witnesses said.
He succumbed to severe injuries despite emergency treatment, Xinhua News Agency reported today.
Yang, a native of Hubei Province, won a silver medal in the 2011 World Paragliding Championships in the Czech Republic, the best score for Chinese paragliding athletes.
He was selected by the national team last June.
Yang Xiaoqiang, 20, failed to finish a difficult mid-air stunt and fell to the ground from a height of 100 meters high, witnesses said.
He succumbed to severe injuries despite emergency treatment, Xinhua News Agency reported today.
Yang, a native of Hubei Province, won a silver medal in the 2011 World Paragliding Championships in the Czech Republic, the best score for Chinese paragliding athletes.
He was selected by the national team last June.
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