Stories tagged “World Record.”
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Indian cricketer Tilak Varma set a new world record for the most catches by a fielder in T20 Internationals within a calendar year, achieving 26 catches in 2026. He surpassed Indonesia's Danilson Hawoe during the second T20I against New Zealand.
Kenya's Agnes Ngetich set a new women-only half marathon world record, finishing in one hour, five minutes, and 15 seconds at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.
Kenichi Horie, 88, to sail solo across Pacific Ocean — again
Ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie plans to sail solo and nonstop across the Pacific Ocean by yacht next spring, aiming to break the world record for the oldest person to complete such a feat.
Emmanouil Karalis emerges as first true threat to Mondo Duplantis’ dominance in pole vault
Greece's Emmanouil Karalis is emerging as a significant challenger to pole vault world record holder Mondo Duplantis, with both athletes attempting to break the record in the same competition for the first time.
American hurdler Masai Russell broke Nigerian Tobi Amusan’s 100m hurdles world record, clocking 12.09 seconds at the Zurich Diamond League, with Amusan finishing second.
Masai Russell breaks Amusan’s World Record as Nigerian finishes second in Zurich
American Olympic champion Masai Russell shattered Tobi Amusan’s women’s 100m hurdles world record, clocking 12.09 seconds at the Zurich Diamond League. Nigerian Amusan, the former record holder, finished second with a season-best time of 12.23 seconds.
World record holder Sebastian Sawe, who broke the two-hour barrier in marathons, withdraws from the Berlin Marathon due to injury.
Three UAE-based Indian skydivers, Jamsheer Thanalot, Abhishek Rawat, and Isha Raj, unfurled the Indian flag at 13,000 feet over Benghazi, Libya, as part of a mass skydive that set a Guinness World Record.
Italy's Sara Curtis broke her own 50m women's backstroke world record on Thursday when she won gold in 26.56 seconds at the European Championships in Paris, a day after she had set the previous record.
UK's Josh Kerr shattered the 27-year-old world mile record at the London Diamond League, shaving almost three seconds off his own personal best in the process.
Kenya's rising middle-distance star Emmanuel Wanyonyi produced a stunning performance at the Monaco Diamond League, breaking the 26-year-old men's 1,000-meter world record in his debut over the distance.