A Nigerian footballer from the south-eastern
part of Nigeria has achieved a great feat that
has put his name in the Guinness book of
records.
Chinedu Harrison
Nigerian, Chinedu Harrison has broken and set
a Guinness Book of Record for the Farthest
distance walked with ball on the head.
History was made yesterday in Lagos when
Cambodia-based Nigerian footballer, Chinedu
Harrison, broke the Guinness Book of World
Records in the farthest distance traveled with
ball balanced on the head.To achieve the feat,
Chinedu trekked a distance of 48.04
kilometers in 6 hours, 15 minutes to break the
previous record set by Indian soldier, Naib
Subedar Azad Singh, who in 2014 traveled a
distance of 45.64 km to erase the record set
by Abdul Halim of Bangladesh who traveled a
distance of 15.2 km on October 22, 2011 and
additional 35 minutes to set the new record.
At the National Stadium, he trekked round the
main bowl eleven times to break the record
before trekking further eleven times to set a
new record. Chinedu says he is happy to put
Nigeria in the World Records, even as he
ascribed his feat to hard work and
dedication.The athlete, who expressed
appreciation to the Rafiu Oladipo Sports
Foundation which organised the event, for
believing in his abilities, stated that his
greatest challenge during the event was when
he nearly had a muscle strain at Berger Bus
Stop.
“I am happy that the scare gave way
immediately to enable me continue the journey
unhindered,” he added. “I thank the Rafiu
Oladipo Sports Foundation for encouraging me
both financially and otherwise and also made
contacts with the Guinness Book of World
Records office to ensure the event took place.”
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