Indian father-son duo sets Guinness World Record for largest hula hoop spun
JAC Gladson | TNN | Mar 25, 2019, 19:31 IST
The Indian father-son duo of Krishan Bhatia and Kshitij Bhatia have broken the Guinness World Record for the l... Read MoreHYDERABAD: The Indian father-son duo of Krishan Bhatia, 51 and Kshitij Bhatia, 16 have broken the Guinness World Record for the largest hula hoop spun - twirling a giant hula hoop measuring 5.31 meters. This record was previously held by Yuya Yamada of Japan, who spun a hula hoop that measured 16 ft, 10 inches.
Krishan Bhatia is an IES officer working with Indian Railways and Kshitij Bhatia is a XI standard student of DAV School, Sector 56, Noida. The event was held at Meghdootam Park, Noida.
Bhatia had first approached the Limca Book of Records in July last year with a proposal to spin a giant hula hoop. They declined to entertain their application stating that they accept proposals only between January and June. “Then we thought of attempting the Guinness World Record,” Bhatia said. “The rejection served as a blessing in disguise,” he added.
"The inspiration to attempt this record came from my daughter, Prachi Bhatia," Bhatia senior recalled. Prachi has been hula hooping as a hobby. She now has a start-up named Nakshatra Hula Hoops. She also designed the giant hula hoop for the father-son duo, which weighs about 8.5 kg.
“It took us five months of practice to break this record. First, we started with a hula hoop of 10 feet. Then we kept on adding segments to increase it to 11, 12, 13 feet... and so on. After we reached 15 feet, it was really challenging to increase even an inch further. But the effort eventually paid off!”
Interestingly, the previous record holder from Japan is trying to capture this record again and Japanese media NHK is filming his efforts.
Krishan Bhatia is an IES officer working with Indian Railways and Kshitij Bhatia is a XI standard student of DAV School, Sector 56, Noida. The event was held at Meghdootam Park, Noida.
Bhatia had first approached the Limca Book of Records in July last year with a proposal to spin a giant hula hoop. They declined to entertain their application stating that they accept proposals only between January and June. “Then we thought of attempting the Guinness World Record,” Bhatia said. “The rejection served as a blessing in disguise,” he added.
"The inspiration to attempt this record came from my daughter, Prachi Bhatia," Bhatia senior recalled. Prachi has been hula hooping as a hobby. She now has a start-up named Nakshatra Hula Hoops. She also designed the giant hula hoop for the father-son duo, which weighs about 8.5 kg.
“It took us five months of practice to break this record. First, we started with a hula hoop of 10 feet. Then we kept on adding segments to increase it to 11, 12, 13 feet... and so on. After we reached 15 feet, it was really challenging to increase even an inch further. But the effort eventually paid off!”
Interestingly, the previous record holder from Japan is trying to capture this record again and Japanese media NHK is filming his efforts.
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