FOREST, Va. — The Professional Disc Golf World Championships are taking place in Forest on Wednesday and people are really looking forward to the coming days.

This event is one of the largest disc golf sporting events of the year and people come from thousands and thousands of miles away to the Lynchburg area.

According to reports, things are a bit quieter at the beginning of the week, but by the time the championship finals take place at the weekend, it will be really packed with spectators.

Nevertheless, thousands of fans come to Bedford County to experience the championship live.

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ABC13 spoke to a father-son duo who said they came all the way from Germany.

That’s true, 14 hours of travel time, but they said it’s worth it to see the competition in person.

“It’s always a little different on stream. You can’t see the distance they throw and all that stuff. You don’t see it as well on camera as you do in real life,” said Dennis from Germany.

For them, it is also the first time that they experience the World Cup in person.

They only arrived here on Tuesday and haven’t had time to look around yet, but Dennis told us that at least the place is beautiful.

The event runs until Sunday, when a woman and a man will be crowned disc golf world champions.