Indian athlete Vispy Kharadi from Surat, Gujarat, has written history by establishing a Guinness World Record for the “longest duration that Hercules Pillars (male) holds”. Mr Kharadi showed extraordinary strength and endurance and held the towering Hercules pillars, which measured 123 inch high with a diameter of 20.5 inches and weighed 166.7 kg and 168.9 kg, for an incredible two minutes and 10.75 seconds that the previous record of 1 minute and 30 seconds overdays.
His performance was officially recognized and recorded by Guinness World Records.
In a recent video, Mr. Kharadi appealed to the performance and disputed that Indians are genetically weaker than athletes from other countries.
“People say that Indians are weak because our genetics are not as strong as those from other countries. But I proved that they are wrong,” he said.
He explained the immense difficulty of the challenge, added: “Saving the Hercules is something that a normal person cannot even imagine to try. I respect the previous record holder, but I pushed further and set a new benchmark.”
Mr. Kharadi ended with a powerful message: “This is not only my victory-it is an answer from every Indian ever considered weak. We are not genetically inferior. Our strength is on the same footing with athletes of world class, and now the world will see that when an Indian puts his thoughts on something, he will reach.”
See the video here:
Earlier, Guinness World Records shared a video with the remarkable achievement of Vispy Kharadi, where he grabbed two Greek-inspired Hercules-Pilaren and held it for more than two minutes, which demonstrated incredible endurance. The performance attracted the attention of Elon Musk, who was so impressed that he had again used the video of the official X account of Guinness World Records.
