Thailand breaks world hula hoop record
(Najamuddin Ghanghro, Karachi(original from Larkana))
Nearly 5000 Thai contestants
are celebrating after setting a world record for the most people dancing with
hula hoops simultaneously in one place.
Guinness World Records adjudicator Seyda Subasi-Gemici said on Tuesday that 4483
people had swung hula hoops to dance music for seven minutes without
interruption.
The event drew 5000 participants to an open air stadium at Thammasat University,
but 517 contestants dropped off after they failed to keep their hoops up.
The event, organised by the Public Health Ministry's Department of Health, was
aimed at creating health awareness among Thais.
The previous world record was set in Taiwan in 2011, when 2496 participants
swung hula hoops in a continuous motion for two minutes.