GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS has reacted to a video of a Cameroonian man attempting to set a record for the longest crying marathon.
It would be recalled that the middle-aged man identified as Tembu Daniel Ebere made headlines as he begins 100 hours cry-a-thon in a bid for his name to enter the Guinness World Records. Unfortunately, Ebere went “partially blind” for 45 minutes during his attempt. he also suffered swollen face and puffed eyes.
The comedian added that he had to “re-strategise and reduce my wailing”.
“I had headaches, a swollen face, went partially blind for 45 minutes and had puffed eyes,” he told BBC.
“I had to re-strategise and reduce my wailing.”
Taking to the insta-stories section of his official Instagram page, he wrote; “It’s not been easy. Was really blind for hours. God saved me. But we must reach 100hrs”.
Reacting to this, Guinness World Records via its official Twitter handle said they will never monitor a record for the longest marathon crying.
“Just to quell some recent rumours, we wouldn’t ever monitor a record for the longest marathon crying. Here’s what can be monitored by our team 👇.”
See the post below;
JUST TO QUELL SOME RECENT RUMOURS, WE WOULDN’T EVER MONITOR A RECORD FOR THE LONGEST MARATHON CRYING.
HERE’S WHAT CAN BE MONITORED BY OUR TEAM 👇HTTPS://T.CO/R4KSK9SY4W
— Guinness World Records (@GWR)
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