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P Balasubramanian Menon received senior advocate status from Kerala High Court days before turning 100, capping a 76-year legal career that earned him a Guinness World Record. His journey from Madras to Palakkad shows what dedication and trust can build over a lifetime.
After injuries ended his Olympic hopes, Madden Shelley found a new challenge in gymnastics. He balanced on his knuckles for 1 minute and 23 seconds to earn a world record.
Kenyan runner Mark Kiptoo just became the fastest marathoner over 50 in history at the Frankfurt Marathon. Weeks earlier, he broke the half marathon Masters record too.
South African obstacle racing champion Thomas van Tonder completed a world-first challenge, crossing 600 suspended monkey bars beneath one of the world's highest bridges in under 48 minutes. The two-year dream tested every limit of human grip strength and determination.
Ultramarathoner Ryan Montgomery is attempting to run over 200 miles in 24 hours this December, aiming to break a world record that requires maintaining a 7:15-per-mile pace for an entire day. The feat would equal running two back-to-back 100-mile races in a single day on a track.
Moldova just set a new world record when 493 people arranged themselves into a giant human grapevine during the country's 25th National Wine Day celebration. The creative tribute to the nation's winemaking heritage brought together participants from more than 70 countries in the capital city's main square.
Normand Tousignant met his granddaughter Madison when he was 92 years old, setting a Guinness World Record and finding new joy in his 90s. The special bond between grandfather and great-granddaughter has brought the whole family closer together.
A Rhode Island man just shattered the world record by growing the first pumpkin ever to break 3,000 pounds. His 3,156-pound giant crushed a record that had been set just one week earlier.
Born without arms, 19-year-old para archer Sheetal Devi just shattered a world record that stood for seven years. Her historic 149-point score at the Asian Para Games proves what determination can achieve.
A British seaside town is rallying its community for another chance at breaking the world record for largest gathering of people dressed as Christmas elves. Last year they got the right digits but in the wrong order.
Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run a marathon under two hours in a race that officially counts as a world record, finishing London's course in 1:59:30. His historic achievement is now competing for World Athletics' inaugural Moment of the Year award.
A solar power plant in Dubai just ran continuously for 39 days and nights, setting a world record that proves clean energy can deliver power as reliably as fossil fuels. This breakthrough marks a turning point in making renewable energy dependable enough to power cities around the clock.