It was incredibly emotional for all who were involved, and I am so happy for everyone who can now say they are part of a world record!” ‍ Dawna Stone, CEO of Abbott World Marathon Majors said: “What a day we had at the 2023 Tokyo Marathon – celebrating more than 3,000 runners completing their Six Star journey and setting a new Guinness World Record in the process. An official presentation was made at the end of race day to mark the occasion.ĪbbottWMM CEO Dawna Stone and Guinness World Records' Fumika Fujibuchi present the award to Tokyo Marathon Foundation Vice President Hideyuki Sasaki The influx of new members of the Six Star Hall of Fame means the total on record has surpassed 11,000 runners. It resulted in a major spike in Six Star Finisher numbers for the 2023 race and a landmark day in the Japanese capital. Runners continued to wait through 20 before travel restrictions for Japan were relaxed to allow overseas visitors to enter the country. Many of the runners participating in the record had waited for this moment since first earning a place in the 2020 race, which was reduced to an elite only field as the COVID-19 pandemic emerged to curtail international travel and mass participation events all over the world. Among them, 40 runners were completing the journey for a second time five for a third and one runner was going round the series for an incredible fourth time. 3,033 runners completed the race to earn their Six Star Medal, smashing the previous highest total set in Tokyo in 2019 of 732 and establishing the first official world record for the Six Star program.

You’ll find that some of the weirdest Guinness World Records are arguably great feats, while others are borderline absurd.The 2023 Tokyo Marathon set a new Guinness World Records title for the most people to earn a Six Star medal at a single marathon, on Sunday in Tokyo. But sometimes, world record breakers don’t get enough recognition - and we think it’s a good time to bring them back from oblivion.

They’ve got crazy world records for everything, from the longest fingernails to the most tattooed person - and you’ll get plenty of them on our list of weird world records!Ĭollecting these data requires sharp attention to detail, thorough research, and stringent standards.

Guinness World Records has been around since 1955, and they’ve made it their mission to keep track of the most impressive, extreme, and strangest records humanity has achieved. It’s not always pretty, but it sure is entertaining and made us evolve in ways other species can only dream of. From the time humans first started walking upright, we’ve been doing our best to come up with new ways to test the limits of our bodies and minds.

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