On the ropes: Hong Kong skipping champ felled by mainlander, 11, vows revenge

China has snatched a world record from a Hongkonger, fiercely defended since 2012, in rope skipping.

Mainland skipper Cen Xiaolin, 11, set a new three-minute skipping record with 548 skips, 18 more than the old world record set in July, 2012 by Hongkonger Timothy Ho Chu-ting, 20.

WATCH: Cen Xiaolin break the world rope skipping record in a blur of speed

Cen, who is studying in a primary school located at a remote village in Guangzhou, also set a new record in the 30-second category with 110 counts in the World Inter School Rope Skipping Championships in Dubai.

Ho said he was shocked after watching the clip.

“I first saw the news on WeChat. I felt pressure after watching the clip,” said the Tai Po-based skipper.

“I attended a national championship in the mainland last April and spotted this young kid. We were in different age group but he already achieved 530 counts in three minutes that time. This time he was doing even better and reached a new peak.”

Cen achieved my skipping target