23-Year-Old Sets Guinness World Record, Covers 3,600 Kms In 8 Days

Adil Teli started his journey from the iconic Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk in Srinagar around 7:30 am on March 22 this year and reached Kanyakumari around 9 am on March 30.

A 23-year-old youth from Kashmir pedalled from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in just eight days, covering a distance of 3,600 kilometres created a Guinness Book of World Record for the fastest Kashmir to Kanyakumari journey on cycle. Adil Teli, a 23-year-old youth who hails from Narbal in Kashmir's Budgam district, completed the distance on cycle in eight days, 1 hour and 37 minutes. He started his journey from the iconic Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk in Srinagar around 7:30 am on March 22 this year and reached Kanyakumari around 9 am on March 30. Speaking to ANI, Mr Adil said, "I belong to Narwal. I did my schooling till tenth from Narwal. I went to Magam to complete my studies for classes 11th and 12th. Then I went to Gandhi Memorial College, Srinagar for graduation. Currently, I am pursuing my post-graduation from Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar where I am also undergoing cycling training." Further talking about how cycling became his passion, Mr Adil said, "In 2013, I represented Jammu and Kashmir at the national level for the first time. After that, my interest in cycling only kept on increasing. But at that time the biggest challenge was that not many facilities were available. But I was determined to make cycling my profession, and I also knew that to achieve this I need to work hard. Since 2013, I have been representing Jammu and Kashmir at the national and senior national levels. I have represented Kashmir University for three years."