Tag: WORLD RECORD
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Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record
The longest-surviving heart transplant patient, who underwent his operation in England, has been recognised by Guinness World Records. Bert Janssen, 57, from the Netherlands, has survived 39 years with the donor heart he received at Harefield Hospital in London in the 1980s.
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Ethiopia’s Assefa breaks women’s marathon world record
Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa smashed the women’s marathon world record by more than two minutes in Berlin on Sunday as Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s race for a record fifth time. Assefa clocked 2hr 11min 53sec, more than two minutes ahead of the previous world mark of 2:14:04 set by Kenyan Brigid Kosgei in Chicago…
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World Championship: Amusan loses 100m hurdles title to Danielle Williams of Jamaica
100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan on Thursday failed to defend her title after finishing 6th in the final at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest on Thursday. 30-year-old Danielle Williams of Jamaica won the title in a season-best of 12.43s while Olympic champion, Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn finished second in 12.44s and…
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Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse creates new world record
American film-producing duo Christopher Miller and Phil Lord were decisive to weave a combination of art and heart into Sony Picture’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” and that meant broadening the stories of the Spider people.
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Ronaldo scores twice in world-record 197th Portugal appearance
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his world-record 197th men’s international appearance by scoring twice as Portugal thrashed Liechtenstein in their Euro 2024 qualifying opener. The 38-year-old former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward has now scored a men’s record 120 international goals.
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Qatar 2022: C. Ronaldo set another record in world football
Embattled Portuguese forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has set another record in football history. The forward scored against Ghana to give Portugal the lead thereby becoming the first player ever to score at least a goal in five different World Cup appearances.
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Usain Bolt hails Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan for setting World Record
Jamaican veteran sprinter and the current World record holder in the 100m (Male Category) Usain Bolt has congratulated Nigerian prodigy and rave of the moment Tobi Amusan on her feat in the 100m hurdle at the just concluded World Athletics championship in Oregon, USA.
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World Championship: My dad almost ended my career – Amusan
Nigerian prodigy Tobi Amusan, who broke two world records in two hours has revealed how her dad was against her Athletic career many years ago. Amusan recounted how her dad burnt her running kits in a bid to discourage her from doing Athletics.
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[Video]: World Championships: Tobi Amusan breaks world record, wins 100m Gold,
Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan who initially set a new African record and subsequently World record in the semi-final won Won Gold in the final of the 100m hurdles at the ongoing World Athletics championship in Oregon, USA.
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Nigeria@60: Lagos breaks world record [Photos]
Lagos State on Thursday put Nigeria on the world record by celebrating the 60th Independence Anniversary with 60,000 cupcakes. The state produced the largest anniversary logo in the world, made with cupcakes mosaic. The initiative by the Lagos State Government in conjunction with Fly Africa aimed to put Nigeria in the Guinness Book of World…