Feature: Firefighter's journey to coconut tree climbing national champion

NAMPA / Xinhua
2024-11-27
by sportswriters Dong Yixing and Tian Guangyu SANYA, China, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- On the second day of summer vacation during his high school sophomore year, Luo Jun received an unexpected call from his P.E. teacher. "What did the teacher want you for?" his father asked. "The teacher asked me to climb a coconut tree for a competition," Luo replied. "I had never seen my dad so happy before." Born in Ledong Li Autonomous County in Hainan......
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