Going for gold! The Yak Yoghurt drinkers of Sichuan

Hundreds of tourists from across China have flocked to see the annual Yak Yogurt drinking competition held in the Jiuzhai Valley, in Sichuan province. At stake was the prize of a 24 Karat gold coin. Sounds easy? Just one problem. The participants had to use their hands to drink the yogurt instead of a bowl. A young man from Leshan city in Sichuan province was the eventual winner after managing to drink two bowls of yak yogurt in just five minutes. [Photo: Chinanews.com/Chen Chao]

Hundreds of tourists from across China have flocked to see the annual Yak Yogurt drinking competition held in the Jiuzhai Valley, in Sichuan province. At stake was the prize of a 24 Karat gold coin. Sounds easy? Just one problem. The participants had to use their hands to drink the yogurt instead of a bowl. A young man from Leshan city in Sichuan province was the eventual winner after managing to drink two bowls of yak yogurt in just five minutes. [Photo: Chinanews.com/Chen Chao]

Hundreds of tourists from across China have flocked to see the annual Yak Yogurt drinking competition held in the Jiuzhai Valley, in Sichuan province. At stake was the prize of a 24 Karat gold coin. Sounds easy? Just one problem. The participants had to use their hands to drink the yogurt instead of a bowl. A young man from Leshan city in Sichuan province was the eventual winner after managing to drink two bowls of yak yogurt in just five minutes. [Photo: Chinanews.com/Chen Chao]

Hundreds of tourists from across China have flocked to see the annual Yak Yogurt drinking competition held in the Jiuzhai Valley, in Sichuan province. At stake was the prize of a 24 Karat gold coin. Sounds easy? Just one problem. The participants had to use their hands to drink the yogurt instead of a bowl. A young man from Leshan city in Sichuan province was the eventual winner after managing to drink two bowls of yak yogurt in just five minutes. [Photo: Chinanews.com/Chen Chao]

Hundreds of tourists from across China have flocked to see the annual Yak Yogurt drinking competition held in the Jiuzhai Valley, in Sichuan province. At stake was the prize of a 24 Karat gold coin. Sounds easy? Just one problem. The participants had to use their hands to drink the yogurt instead of a bowl. A young man from Leshan city in Sichuan province was the eventual winner after managing to drink two bowls of yak yogurt in just five minutes. [Photo: Chinanews.com/Chen Chao]

Hundreds of tourists from across China have flocked to see the annual Yak Yogurt drinking competition held in the Jiuzhai Valley, in Sichuan province. At stake was the prize of a 24 Karat gold coin. Sounds easy? Just one problem. The participants had to use their hands to drink the yogurt instead of a bowl. A young man from Leshan city in Sichuan province was the eventual winner after managing to drink two bowls of yak yogurt in just five minutes. [Photo: Chinanews.com/Chen Chao]

Hundreds of tourists from across China have flocked to see the annual Yak Yogurt drinking competition held in the Jiuzhai Valley, in Sichuan province. At stake was the prize of a 24 Karat gold coin. Sounds easy? Just one problem. The participants had to use their hands to drink the yogurt instead of a bowl. A young man from Leshan city in Sichuan province was the eventual winner after managing to drink two bowls of yak yogurt in just five minutes. [Photo: Chinanews.com/Chen Chao]