Mississauga man breaks record, dances for 125 hours
Posted January 2, 2011 10:18 am.
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MISSISSAUGA, On. – A Mississauga man said he has broken the world record for longest dance marathon.
Suresh Joachim, 41, jived to a variety of music including disco, Bollywood, rap and techno.
Beginning Monday and finishing Saturday at 1:30 p.m., Joachim managed to dance for 125 hours in his latest effort to break a Guinness World Record.
He had previously broken 63 world records, 17 of which still stand.
When he started, Joachim aimed to beat a record of 108 hours, however he later discovered he needed to break a record of 123 hours and 15 minutes set in India in September.
The Sri Lankan immigrant said he plans to run around the world for a year starting in Bethlehem in 2014 and ending in Toronto in 2015.
