Man breaks world record for using diablo with longest sticks

Footage has emerged from China of a 67-year-old man breaking the world record for using the longest sticks to control a diabolo.

The video, filmed in Shenyang, Liaoning Province on June 20, shows Zhang Fangbo using two 11-metre-long fishing rods to spin the diabolo.

The diabolo is a juggling or circus prop consisting of an axle and two cups or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo.

This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks.