Pakistani youth set another four world records

Pakistani youth set four new world records, adding to the six made yesterday.

LAHORE: The Punjab Youth Festival saw four new world records set on Wednesday, adding to the existing 20 world records Pakistan holds, Express News  reported.

Cricketer Rana Naveed hit 45 balls in one minute, breaking a record previously set by English cricketer Andrew Flintoff, who had played 19 strokes in a minute. During the record breaking attempt, five seconds were wasted by emotional spectators who barged onto the ground before the time was up.

Another record was set by a youth who broke 68 wooden blocks with his elbow. The previous record of 43 blocks was set in the United States in 2008.

A record was made when 1,450 boys and girls arm wrestled in Punjab Stadium simultaneously, breaking a previously existing record of 1,018 people on March 2012 in the United Kingdom.

A day earlier, Pakistan's talented youth created six records in different entertainment events.

The 11-member hockey team set a world mark of 43 passes in one minute. The team set the record in their third attempt.

Mohammad Rashid of Karachi set another record by opening 40 bottles caps with his head in one minute.

Mohammad Salim Amin clinched the largest sequins mosaic record by creating a picture of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, measuring 6.2 square metres and using 325,000 sequins.

In the most number of continuous badminton passes in one minute, Mohammad Wajid and Atique completed 123 continuous passes while the target set by GWR was of 30 passes.

Mohammad Rashid created his second and the day's sixth world record by kicking 50 coconuts down from the heads of people standing in a row.