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It took 6 months of practice, says Taekwondo coach after achieving his 24th Guinness world record

By ANI | Updated: August 8, 2021 08:20 IST

N Narayana, a taekwondo coach from Madurai has achieved Guinness World Record by breaking 37 concrete blocks in a minute with a kick.

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N Narayana, a taekwondo coach from Madurai has achieved Guinness World Record by breaking 37 concrete blocks in a minute with a kick.

"It took 6 months of practice to create this record. I achieved it in my third attempt. I've 24 Guinness World Records in taekwondo," Narayana told ANI.

"In 2016 I did my first Guinness WR in the martial arts [Taekwondo] and currently, I have 24. The latest WR which I did was breaking concrete blocks in one minute with axe kick. I broke 37 concrete blocks."

"I dedicated this record to our Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his work during the COVID pandemic to our country."

"One of the hardest records which I did was tying 10kg ankle weight and doing 138 kicks in one minute so I decided to do something tougher. And this concrete block record is marked as one of the toughest in the world by Guinness World Record. So I decided to break it," Narayana pointed.

"Initially first two attempts failed and I did it in my third attempt," he added.

( With inputs from ANI )

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