Chennai boy breaks Guinness World Record for being fastest to climb 50 steps while hula hooping, leaves netizens in awe

Sugumar has been practising hula hooping for two years before he decided to aim for a Guinness record. Finally, in April this year, he aced the feat and set a new record, taking the internet by storm.

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The video left many impressed online, including Bear Grylls, the British adventurer best known for survival TV show Man vs Wild. Grylls commented on the video and congratulated the young hula-hooper. “Well done Aadhav,” he wrote.

Sugumar has won hearts all over the internet and there has been a shower of praises for his achievement. Many netizens also speculated if the time recorded included the seconds he spent running.

Previously, the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to climb 50 steps whilst hula hooping was held by Ashrita Furman in the US. He had achieved this feat in 23.39 seconds in 2018.