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Do you know there’s a T-Rex world championship? Watch

This year over 200 people took part in T-Rex World Championship and raced while wearing inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes.

Published on: Aug 22, 2023, 16:09:07 IST
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A video of an incredible race of ‘T-Rexes’ recently surfaced on social media. The amusing video shows over 200 people taking part in a world championship while wearing inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes. This unique event took place in suburban Seattle with participants from all over the USA.

The image shows people taking part in T-Rex world championship. (Emerald Downs)
The image shows people taking part in T-Rex world championship. (Emerald Downs)

T-Rex World Championship first started back in 2017 at the racetrack Emerald Downs and has been taking place since then. This year too the event witnessed hundreds of participants running to secure the top positions.

The first position in the 100-yard race was bagged by Ocean Kim from Hawaii. Colton Winegar, hailing from Idaho, and Seth Hirschi, from Washington, claimed the second and third positions, respectively.

Emerald Downs also shared a video of the race on their Instagram page. “There’s nothing like a good T-Rex Race!” they wrote. The interesting video shows people competing with each other while wearing the giant dinosaur costumes.

Take a look at this video of T-rex race:

“I am in love with this,” wrote an Instagram user. “Had so much fun! While I didn't win, I had so much fun!” added another. “Wow. That’s awesome,” posted a third. What are your thoughts on this unique race? Would you like to take part in such a race?

(With inputs from AP)

 
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Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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