Pole Dancing World Championship

More than 50 dancers - both men and women - demonstrated their physical fitness at the World Pole Dancing Championships, which took place in Beijing over the weekend. In addition to meeting the "standards", the contestants tried to impress the jury with acrobatic stunts, incredible makeup and costumes, as well as amazing numbers. We bring to your attention the most expressive and impressive photos of the contestants. Amazing possibilities of the human body!

(Total 33 photos)

Source: telegraph.co.uk and avaxnews.net

1. Ukrainian Tatyana Gordienko in the final of the competition. (EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG)

2. Semi-finals were held in Tianjin, China. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

3. Chinese Wu Xin. (EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG)

4. Dancers are preparing for performances. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

5. Russian Polina Volchek. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

6. Warming up before the performance. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

7. Contestant from Taiwan Zhanna Malish. (EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG)

8. Warming up before the performance. Many participants admit that they had to deal with cultural conservatism during the preparation for the championship, but the long struggle for recognition in the end paid off completely. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

9. Filipinos Caylin Ortiz and Emmanuel Ignacio. (EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG)

10. The participant warms up before the semi-finals. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

11. Irish Lisetta Krol and Terry Walsh. (AP/Ng Han Guan)

12. The dancer puts on makeup. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

13. Russian woman Anna Chigarina. (EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG)

14. Two participants are preparing to perform in the semi-finals. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

15. Ukrainian Hanna Antonova. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

16. A contestant waits backstage before the start of the semi-finals. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

17. Argentine Alejandrina Lurleo. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

18. Participants of the competition are preparing for the semi-finals. (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

19. Russian woman Polina Volchek in a multiple exposure. (EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG)

20. Filipinos Kaylin Ortiz and Emmanuel Ignacio. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

21. Ukrainian Hanna Antonova. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

22. Ukrainians Hanna Antonova and Andriy Kopinyak. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

23. Kat Bailey and Daniel Haynes from the UK. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

24. Ukrainian Radmila Aitova. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

25. Russian Polina Volchek. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

26. Ukrainian Hanna Antonova. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

27. Participant from Russia Polina Volchek. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

28. Chinese Ke Hong. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

29. Charlotte Robertson from the UK. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

30. Ukrainian Tatyana Gordienko. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

31. And again our Polina Volchek. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

32. Irish Lisetta Krol and Terry Walsh. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

33. Polina Volchek during a speech. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)