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An interview with wingsuit flying world-record holder Zhang Shupeng

By Jin Chen (People's Daily Online)    15:33, October 20, 2015
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Zhang Shupeng performs in the 2015 Wingsuit Flying World Championship held in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan province on Oct. 18, 2015.

(Photo by Xinhua News Agency)

 Zhang Shupeng, the world-record holder of Wingsuit Flying. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency)

Zhang Shupeng, the world-record holder of Wingsuit Flying. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency)

Wingsuit flying is called "the craziest sport in the world". Wingsuiters are of course brave.

A reporter from West China City News recently interviewed Zhang Shupeng, a famous Chinese wingsuiter, who is also a member of the United States Parachute Association and the world-record holder of Anaerobic Wingsuit Flying.

On April 26, 2015, Zhang successfully broke the world record of wingsuit flying without oxygen held by Swiss man Romeo Lang, and set the new record of 8,150 meters in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Before becoming a wingsuiter, Zhang Shupeng was a professional parachutist. "If you want to learn Wingsuit Flying, you must learn parachuting first," said Zhang.

Zhang said that it was not easy for him to have today's achievement. However, "If you really want to make an achievement, you will surely find the way. Anything is possible."

This article was edited and translated from 《专访翼装飞行世界纪录保持者张树鹏 无氧飞过8150米他真的很疯狂》, source: West China City News, author: Chen Ganlu. 

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