Bridging the gap with pasta: world spaghetti bridge building championship held in Budapest-Xinhua

Bridging the gap with pasta: world spaghetti bridge building championship held in Budapest

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-05-30 20:00:30

BUDAPEST, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Spaghetti bridges stole the spotlight in Budapest on Thursday, as contestants from around the world gathered in Hungary's capital to compete in a quirky world championship to build the strongest pasta structure.

A contestant places a spaghetti bridge on the instrument used to test its load-bearing capacity at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)
Contestants place a spaghetti bridge on the instrument used to test its load-bearing capacity at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)
A contestant shows a spaghetti bridge at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)
A spaghetti bridge is seen collapsed during a load-bearing capacity test at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)
A contestant prepares to test the load-bearing capacity of a spaghetti bridge at the 10th Jubilee World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building, held at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary on May 29, 2025. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua) ■

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