Taiwanese ultrarunner Tommy Chen has made history by becoming the first athlete from Asia to finish the 6633 Arctic Ultra, one of the toughest foot races in the world. Chen completed the grueling 663km race in seven days, 23 hours, and 19 minutes.
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00:00Taiwanese ultra runner Tommy Chen has made history, becoming the first athlete from Asia
00:05to finish a gruelling 617-kilometre race in the Arctic.
00:11Chen crossed the finish line in Canada after completing the 6633 Arctic Ultra in just under
00:18eight days.
00:19It's an event dubbed the toughest foot race in the world, where athletes battle brutal
00:24conditions including temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius.
00:29Only about 30% of people make it to the finish line.