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Liu has some big shoes to fill for world record bid
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-02-10 09:14

A wannabe record-breaker drew big crowds in Dongguan, Guangdong province, as he practiced walking in a pair of 290-kg lead shoes.

Liu Mei demonstrated his special skill, which he has trained in for more than four years, at a busy bazaar in the city's Chamei township on Tuesday.

Liu plans to go for a new Guinness world record and challenge current title-holder Zhang Zhenghui, who walked in a pair of iron shoes weighing 270 kg.

(Guangzhou Daily)