Thailand breaks world hula hoop dancing record

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Nearly 5,000 Thai contenders pictured attempting to break the Guinness World Record to get the highest number of hula-hoopers dancing for a period of at least seven minutes without interruption.

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Hula-hoopers pictured attempting to break the Guinness World Record of the highest number of people hula-hooping simultaneously.

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Hula-hoopers, under the watchful eye of Miss Seyda Subasi Gemici (Guinness World Record adjudicator), arriving to the stadium where the attempt to break hula-hoop world record has taken place.

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An animator from the event entertains the hula-hoopers.

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A hula-hooper on her way to find her position during the world record attempt to get the highest number of hula-hoopers dancing for a period of at least seven minutes without interruption.

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A Hula-hooper practicing.

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Nearly 5,000 Thai contenders pictured attempting to break the Guinness World Record to get the highest number of hula-hoopers dancing for a period of at least seven minutes without interruption.

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Nearly 5,000 Thai contenders pictured attempting to break the Guinness World Record to get the highest number of hula-hoopers dancing for a period of at least seven minutes without interruption.

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Members from the Ministry of Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health also took part in the event that saw nearly 5,000 Thai contenders attempt to break the Guinness World Record to get the highest number of hula-hoopers dancing together.

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Silhouettes of the hula-hoopers.

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Silhouette from an animator.

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Mr Chonlanan Srikaew from the Ministry of Public Health, Department of Health, who also took part in the event holds up the certificate of Guinness World Record achievement. The new Guinness World Record saw 4,483 hula-hoopers dancing together.

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Thailand has broken the Guinness World Record for the most people hula-hooping simultaneously in one place. The new record set up saw 4,483 hula-hoopers dancing during at least seven minutes without interruption.

Nearly 5000 students (ages from 7 to 18 years old) from schools and colleges from Bangkok and Pathum Thani province and members from the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health have broken the Guinness World Record of most people hula-hooping simultaneously. The event, organized by the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health, took place at an open air stadium at Thammasat University.

The previous Guinness World Record was set in Taiwan in 2010, when 2,496 participants swung hula hoops in a continuous motion for two minutes. The new Guinness World Record set up in 4483 hula-hoopers dancing during at least seven minutes without interruption.

Miss Seyda Subasi Gemici, adjudicator from Guinness World Record Organization, has supervised the event. Mr Chonlanan Srikaew, Deputy of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health, received the Certificate of Guinness World Record achievement.