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Altanta ninjas advance in NBC competition

By Gracie Bonds Staples
June 19, 2014

He got a second shot this season at winning on what’s considered the world’s hardest obstacle course, but Dr. Robert Pruni just couldn’t pull it off.

Neither could Glenn Davis or Gregory Tyson or Felix Chu.

The metro Atlanta men competed recently in the popular NBC TV show “American Ninja Warriors,” which returned early this month for its sixth season. In the end, only Ryan Stratis and John Tyler Vogt made it through all four obstacles to advance to the Miami Finals in Monday night’s episode.

“I finally figured out my mental game,” said Stratis, a 31-year-old aspiring stunt man from Kennesaw. “I’m pretty excited.”

The show is made up of intensely physical challenges with names like Unstable Bridge and Dancing Stones. To win, you have to complete each course; fall and you’re out.

“Balance,” Pruni said is what did him in.

You won’t believe what happened next. Click here to find out more: /news/lifestyles/fitness/two-atlanta-ninjas-advance-to-finals-in-miami/ngN59/

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Gracie Bonds Staples is a freelance writer for AJC.

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