Pakistani boy enters Guinness Book of World Records for Helicopter Spins

Updated on Apr 03, 2019 07:57 pm IST

Nine-year-old Rizwan Mehsud made it to the Guinness World Records books. The boy from Pakistan performed 46 helicopter spins in 30 seconds. The previous record was of 38 helicopter spins in 30 seconds. Rizwan Mehsud took up gymnastics after fleeing the Taliban. Rizwan beat the record in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, where he now lives with his family. Rizawan fled his native village with his parents and relatives after the Taliban launched their deadliest attack on an army-run school bus in Peshawar, killing 141 people including 132 students.

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