Published 19:20 IST, July 9th 2020
Indian teen sets Guinness World Record for 101 side-to-side hops in 30 seconds
Soham said that he wanted to do something productive during the coronavirus lockdown that would keep him active and would also help him achieve a milestone.
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An 11th-grade Indian student from Dubai broke Guinness World Record for doing 101 side to side hops in 30 seconds. Soham Mukherjee, from New Delhi, India, who w lives in Dubai broke record from his bedroom as he did 110 side to side hops in 30 seconds. However, nine hops were ruled out invalid, making it 101 in 30 seconds, breaking previous record of 96 side to side hops done in same period of time. Soham attempted record in Dubai, UAE on April 25, 2020.
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Soham who studies at GEMS Wellington International School in Dubai reportedly did hops over a ruler, which was captured by two cameras and measured by a close-up slow-motion video. Soham credited his achievement to his sports background saying that he has 13 years of practice in taekwondo which helped him to break record. Soham said that he feels his background in several sports helped him set record.
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'Wanted to do something productive'
Soham while talking to press said that he wanted to do something productive during coronavirus lockdown that would keep him active and would also help him achieve a milestone. After looking for things on internet, he settled on side to side hops and decided to break record. After practicing for a while, Soham decided to officially attempt breaking record and reached out to Guinness World Record.
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Recently, a 10-year old from United Kingdom has made it to Guinness Book of World Record for solving 196 math problems within one minute. Nadub Gill, from Longmoor Primary school, participated in a challenge under lockdown.
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(Im Credit: @AhadChee/Twitter)
19:20 IST, July 9th 2020