Pakistani martial artist Rashid Naseem has created history by setting 40 world records in a year, it has emerged.

 

As per the details, the Guinness Book of World Records approved 28 of Naseem’s records with certificates in 2024 whereas the results of more than 12 other records in different categories are awaited.

 

Naseem, who also has 125 individual records to his name, in 2024 achieved great success at various events, bringing honour to his country’s name in Romania, Germany, Italy, Singapore, China and Korea to name a few.

 

This year, he set records for various martial arts categories, including breaking things with Nunchaku, breaking sticks and other things with his bare hands. He also set records in other fitness categories such as boxing punches.

 

He clinched records earlier held by India, Germany, England, Egypt, America and China by breaking 169 walnuts in 30 seconds with his elbow, shattering the German record, and 39 cans in 30 seconds with his head.

 

Naseem also broke 43 coconuts with his head in one minute, 120 chopsticks in a minute with fists and 77 yardsticks in a minute with his head. He also snatched the full extension punch record from England in the boxing punch category, throwing 346 punches in a minute against previously held record of 298. 

 

He also set the record of 110 jumping jacks with 40 pounds in one minute, 106 with 60 pounds and 93 jumping jacks with 80 pounds.

 

Naseem also defeated Chinese masters in the Nunchaku category, setting a record of popping 80 balloons with Nunchaku in one minute, breaking 100 clay targets with Nunchaku, breaking marble tiles with Nunchaku and spinning Nunchaku 198 times in a minute.

 

Apart from this, he set a record in the elbow strike category, successfully hitting the elbow 366 times in one minute.