Para-athlete from Odisha covers 213 km in 24 hours in a wheelchair
The Hindu
A para-athlete from Odisha covered distance of 213-km on wheelchair in 24 hours ending on Sunday. If his marathon wheelchair drive is approved by Guinness Book of World Records, he would break the pre
A para-athlete from Odisha covered distance of 213-km on wheelchair in 24 hours ending on Sunday.
If his marathon wheelchair drive is approved by Guinness Book of World Records, he would break the present record of 182.4 km (113.34 miles) achieved by Mario Trindade (Portugal) in 24-hours in 2007.
Kamalakant Nayak, the para-athlete, who hails from Puri district, covered the distance of 1.14 km between city’s Rajmahal and Mastercanteen Square for 189 times. He started turning wheels from 4.30 pm on January 15 and stopped at 4.30 pm on January 16.
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