A five-year-old girl, Sanjana, shot 111 arrows non-stop from a suspended position in 13 minutes and 15 seconds while attempting for Guinness World Record. Young girls' achievement is now sent to Guinness World Record for validation. The event took place on August 15, under the presidentship of Pramod Chandurkar, Secretary-General of the Archery Association of India (AAI).
Key Highlights
Sanjana, a five-year-old from Chennai, India made a world record of shooting 111 Arrows in 13 minutes in an upside-down position
Her achievements will be sent to Guinness World Record for Validation
Sanjana's trainer, Shihan Hussain told ANI, "Five-year-old girl Sanjana has become the first child in the entire world to set a record of shooting 111 arrows in 13 minutes and 15 seconds in an upside-down position. Normally in any world competition and national competition, the trained archers shoot 6 arrows in 4 minutes which means 30 arrows in 20 minutes.” The proud trainer further added, “Sanjana has set a mindblowing record. We are going to send it for Guinness World Records for validation.”
"Five-year-old girl Sanjana has become the first child in the entire world to set a record of shooting 111 arrows in 13 minutes and 15 seconds in an upside-down position. Normally in any world competition and national competition, the trained archers shoot 6 arrows in 4 minutes which means 30 arrows in 20 minutes."
On this historic achievement, Sanjana’s father, Prem, said, "Sanjana is very enthusiastic about making these records. She will make one record every year on Independence Day till she is 10 years old after which she will train for the Olympics in the year 2032 and bring home several gold medals and make her country proud."
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