Firemen race in a 100-meter dash. [Photo/zgqxn.com]

Over 100 firemen from the Qianxinan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture recently showcased their skills for the 2017 Qianxinan Firemen Skill Competition in Xingyi city, Guizhou province.

The competition, held to test the fitness and skills of Qianxinan firefighters, consisted of eight events, including a one-hundred-meter dash, wearing air respirators and pull-ups. Competition winners were honorably titled as “Wanfeng Eagle” elite firemen.

A competitor attempts to unroll three fire hoses against the clock. [Photo/zgqxn.com]

Firemen quickly put on air respirators. [Photo/zgqxn.com]