Kang Chang-hyeon in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Feb 20. (Photo: AFP)
In a South Korean rice field, the teenage world drone-racing champion is preparing to defend his title in one of the planet s fastest and highest-tech sports.
But at all of 18 years old, Kang Chang-hyeon fears he is quickly passing his prime to compete at top flight levels.
On the starting signal, Kang and his three teammates send their craft buzzing furiously into the air and hurtling around an obstacle course set up on the bare earth in Hwaseong, south of Seoul.
The only human movement was the twitch of fingers on handsets, which the pilots use to control the aircraft while wearing virtual-reality goggles that give them a drone s-eye view of the route.
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Teenaged pilots controls drones as teenaged drone-racing champion Kang Chang-hyeon (centre) looks on during a training session at a rice field in Hwaseong, south of Seoul. AFP
Past his peak? South Korea’s drone racing world champ says so – at 18
Wed, 7 April 2021
In A South Korean rice field, the teenage drone-racing world champion is preparing to defend his title in one of the planet’s fastest and highest-tech sports.
But at all of 18 years old, Kang Chang-hyeon fears he is quickly passing his prime to compete at top flight levels.
On the starting signal, Kang and his three teammates send their craft buzzing furiously into the air and hurtling around an obstacle course set up on the bare earth in Hwaseong, south of Seoul.
Kang posing with his drone during a training session at a rice field in Hwaseong, south of Seoul. The teenage world champion of drone-racing is preparing to defend his title in one of the planet s fastest and highest-tech sports. But at all of 18 years old, Kang Chang-hyeon fears he is quickly passing his prime to compete at top flight levels. AFP
HWASEONG, South Korea: In a South Korean rice field, the teenage world drone-racing champion is preparing to defend his title in one of the planet’s fastest and highest-tech sports.
But at all of 18 years old, Kang Chang-hyeon fears he is quickly passing his prime to compete at top flight levels.
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