Mr World contestants took on the Extreme Sports Challenge: two punishing assault courses to find the true champion of endurance, strength and determination. On the way they got bruised and battered, but came away heroes, with a clutch of new records to their names.
Their first challenge was the sprint course. With only the top 5 from
each team able to qualify for the main event, it was every man for
himself, and no holding back. taking it on one group at a time, the
course involved climbing the hay bale wall, volting the high fences,
crawling the tunnel network, leaping across the chasm, hurdling the
barrels and finally scrambling through the pen full of tubing.
The Red Team Top 5
Belgium
China
Costa Rica
Macau China
Turkey
The Green Team Top 5
Mexico
Paraguay
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
The Blue Team Top 5
Colombia
Croatia
Latvia
Netherlands
Philippines
With the final 15 selected, it was time for them to take on the big challenge; the wayer course. With tougher conditions, more challenging obstacles, and only the very best in the running, the atmosphere was buzzing, as the contestants took to the starting line. Split into two sections, the first section included a headlong charge along an icy cold and mud filled river, with bridges to duck under, steep banks to climb up and down, tire-walls to traverse, and tunnels to crawl through. A steep net wall marked the end of the section, with a fireman's pole to slide down to stop the clock. Yet another record was broken with Croatia storming to victory in the first section, several minutes under the course average, and astounding the course commander with his strength and speed.
The section and final section of the main event started with a rope swing over a deep pit filled with more icy cold water. the contestants then had to traverse balancing beams, crawl through the slime below the barbed wire nets, through the tunnel networks, and over the highwall to finish the challenge. Once again the winning contestant shattered the course record, this time it was Colombia who finished first. With the steam rising from their bodies, the contestants took the time to congratulate each other for a fantastic display of strength, and recieve the praise of the course commander for their stunning performances.
Source: Mr World