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The 2026 World Cup is crushing attendance records, with projections showing it will become the most-attended single-sport championship in history. After just 24 matches, the tournament hosted across the USA, Canada, and Mexico is pacing to obliterate the previous record set in 1994.
A small-town high school senior just rewrote the record books in two sports. AC Corfield's dedication to excellence shows what's possible when talent meets hard work.
Mid Michigan College just wrapped its best winter sports season ever, with basketball teams reaching nationals and a bowler becoming the school's first All-American. The women's basketball team went undefeated in conference play while bowling's Paige Vallad and Evan Daly rewrote the record books.
Athletes from Pacific Island nations are rewriting record books across half a dozen sports, with history-making performances from the Solomon Islands to Northern Mariana Islands. From eight-minute personal bests to groundbreaking professional contracts, Pacific excellence is having a global moment.
A self-taught powerlifter from Paulding County just set a junior world record with a 2,122-pound total at the Arnold Sports Festival. Nathan Wilhelm's journey from beginner to world-record holder took just three years of competition.
Champion freediver Alexey Molchanov pushed 14% deeper beneath the ice, breaking his own world record in one of the sport's most extreme disciplines. The achievement showcases the expanding limits of human performance in frigid waters.
Serial world record breaker David Rush, who holds over 350 Guinness World Records titles, appeared on Tinkercast's game show to inspire kids to chase their own record-breaking dreams. He started his journey to get children excited about STEM subjects, proving that determination and practice make big goals achievable.
Captain Amelia Kerr led New Zealand to the highest chase in women's cricket history, scoring an unbeaten 179 to hunt down 347 runs against South Africa. The thrilling victory broke India's previous record and showcased one of the greatest innings in the sport.
Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin just made alpine skiing history by winning her eighth slalom race of the season, breaking her own world record. At 27, she's rewriting the sport's record books and inspiring a new generation of athletes to dream bigger.
A U.S. Air Force pilot turned program manager has broken 17 Guinness World Records, from fire knife spinning to bursting 200 balloons with a nail. He's using his record-breaking feats to raise money for sports equipment for underfunded youth programs.
Indian athlete Pooja Singh soared over 1.93 meters to shatter a national record that stood since 2012, claiming gold at the Asian U20 Championships. Her coach at the event? The woman whose record she just broke.
A Thai skydiver just set a world record by landing on top of Chile's highest active volcano at over 17,000 feet. Tanaboworn Sirikunakornkun broke the previous record while putting Thailand on the map for extreme sports achievement.
Britain's Olympic champion is chasing athletics' longest-standing world record after recovering from a devastating injury. The 23-year-old just broke a 23-year indoor record and believes the outdoor mark is next.
Austin Peay State University junior Tahmar Upshaw just became the fastest T46 800-meter runner in history, crushing a record that stood for 14 years. His time puts him within striking distance of the able-bodied world record too.
American ski legend Mikaela Shiffrin just made history by clinching her sixth overall World Cup championship, tying the all-time record. At just 30 years old, she's proving that excellence and perseverance can rewrite the record books.
Over 3,000 people ran two miles in kilts through Cleveland's West Side, shattering the world record for sport kilt racing while raising money to fight hunger. The 47th annual St. Malachi Church Run brought out everyone from first-time kilt wearers to a participant in a Bigfoot costume.
University of Arkansas senior Sanu Jallow-Lockhart just broke a collegiate record that stood for nearly three years, running 600 meters in 1 minute, 24.19 seconds. Exactly one year after falling just short of the same record, she claimed it as her own.
Over a thousand high schoolers in Naperville just broke a Guinness World Record while learning America's fastest-growing sport. The massive pickleball lesson brought students together for something way more fun than sitting in class.
A Grand Canyon rafting guide just became the first American woman to row solo from California to Hawaii, crushing speed records held by both men and women. Kelsey Pfendler completed the 2,400-mile journey in under 44 days, nearly 20% faster than the previous men's record.
World Rugby just unveiled an ambitious six-year plan to inject over $1 billion into the sport, with a special focus on growing women's rugby and expanding into the massive U.S. market. The strategy leads up to the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup in America and promises to transform how the sport invests in players, competitions, and communities worldwide.
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