VIDEO SHOWS: VARIOUS GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, IN CELEBRATION OF GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS DAY 2025, INCLUDING THE WORLD RECORD FOR MOST STANDING BACKWARDS SOMERSAULTS IN 30 SECONDS (FEMALE) AND MOST FOOTBALL SOLE TOUCHES ON A MOVING QUAD BIKE IN 30 SECONDS (TEAM OF TWO). SENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT. SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (RECENT - NOVEMBER 6, 2025) (GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - Must on-screen courtesy 'Guinness World Records Day', for news editorial use only, no archive, no resales. No new uses after December 4, 2025) (PART MUTE) 1. (MUTE) 'THE FASTEST TIME TO CLIMB AND DESCEND THE O2' RECORD HOLDER, JOSH PATTERSON (FROM THE UK) PREPARING TO CLIMB LONDON'S O2 AND BEAT THE RECORD 2. VARIOUS OF PATTERSON CLIMBING THE O2 3. PATTERSON COMING DOWN TO REACH THE END OF CLIMB, CELEBRATING / GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS OFFICIAL SAYING PATTERSON BEAT THE MINIMUM TIME OF TEN MINUTES BY DOING THE RECORD IN FOUR MINUTES AND FORTY SECONDS / OFFICIAL HANDING FRAMED GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS CERTIFICATE TO PATTERSON / PATTERSON HUGGING OFFICIAL 4. PATTERSON HOLDING UP HIS FRAMED GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS CERTIFICATE FOR PHOTOS 5. (MUTE) VARIOUS AERIALS OF PATTERSON CLIMBING AND DESCENDING DURING HIS GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ATTEMPT 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 'THE FASTEST TIME TO CLIMB AND DESCEND THE O2' RECORD HOLDER, JOSH PATTERSON, SAYING: "Celebrating Guinness World Records Day, for me, just means so much like having had my Mum buy me the books throughout childhood, there's so much sentiment to it. And actually to be like a part of this day with them, with you guys at such an iconic place in London (at the O2), like just means like the absolute world." 7. (MUTE) PATTERSON 8. (MUTE) AERIAL OF LONDON'S O2 9. (MUTE) 'MOST WEIGHT MOVED BY SANDBAG CARRY IN ONE MINUTE (FEMALE)' RECORD HOLDER, JODIE OUNSLEY (FROM UK) STANDING AND LOOKING AT CAMERA 10. VARIOUS OF OUNSLEY ATTEMPTING TO BEAT RECORD, CARRYING SANDBAGS BACK AND FORTH 11. (MUTE) AERIAL OF OUNSLEY CARRYING SANDBAGS AT TOP OF THE O2 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 'MOST WEIGHT MOVED BY SANDBAG CARRY IN ONE MINUTE (FEMALE)' RECORD HOLDER, JODIE OUNSLEY, SAYING: "Ah, I mean it's so exciting. I'm absolutely chuffed (thrilled) but it's just a great, it's a great atmosphere. It's a great occasion. And yeah, I was just buzzing to be here, really." 13. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF OUNSLEY HOLDING FRAMED GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS CERTIFICATE 14. COUNTDOWN TO EX-GB (GREAT BRITAIN) GYMNAST, LUCIE COLEBECK, ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THE 'MOST STANDING BACKWARDS SOMERSAULTS IN 30 SECONDS (FEMALE)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD / COLEBECK PERFORMING STANDING BACKWARDS SOMERSAULTS 15. TEN SECONDS LEFT OF COLEBECK PERFORMING STANDING BACKWARDS SOMERSAULTS 16. OFFICIAL TELLING COLEBECK SHE IS OFFICIALLY "AMAZING" AND 'MOST STANDING BACKWARDS SOMERSAULTS IN 30 SECONDS (FEMALE)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER / COLEBECK SAYING (English) "Thank you so much. Ah, thank you, that's incredible" 17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 'MOST STANDING BACKWARDS SOMERSAULTS IN 30 SECONDS (FEMALE)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER AND EX-GB (GREAT BRITAIN) GYMNAST, LUCIE COLEBECK, SAYING: "I think it's an absolutely incredible opportunity to be in an iconic venue (the O2) and to do something that not everyone has the chance to do, to be able to challenge myself. I just think it's such an amazing opportunity and I'm really grateful to have taken part in it." 18. (MUTE) AERIAL OF COLEBECK PERFORMING STANDING BACKWARDS SOMERSAULTS AT TOP OF THE O2 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE) (GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - Must on-screen courtesy 'Guinness World Records Day', for news editorial use only, no archive, no resales. No new uses after December 4, 2025) (PART MUTE) 19. VARIOUS OF 'LARGEST AFRO (FEMALE)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER, JESSICA MARTINEZ (FROM THE USA) HAVING HER AFRO COMBED 20. VARIOUS OF PERSON PLACING CROWN ONTO MARTINEZ'S HAIR 21. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS OFFICIAL SAYING MARTINEZ HAS AN AFRO OF 11.42 INCHES (29 CM) TALL, 12.2 INCHES (31 CM) WIDE AND 6 FEET AND 2.87 INCHES (190 CM) IN CIRCUMFERENCE AND SAYING SHE IS "AMAZING" / MARTINEZ THANKING HIM / MARTINEZ HOLDING FRAMED GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS CERTIFICATE 22. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF MARTINEZ HOLDING FRAMED GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS CERTIFICATE 23. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 'LARGEST AFRO (FEMALE)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER, JESSICA MARTINEZ, SAYING: "When I found out that I broke the record I was actually in shock because it didn't quite sink in yet, it didn't really feel real. But when I really started to process it, I was like this is absolutely incredible. The younger version of me would be so proud of myself." 24. (MUTE) MARTINEZ ADJUSTING HER HAIR IN THE MIRROR 25. (MUTE) MARTINEZ SMILING TO CAMERA, FLICKING HAIR DONGGUAN, GUANGDONG, CHINA (FILE) (GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - Must on-screen courtesy 'Guinness World Records Day', for news editorial use only, no archive, no resales. No new uses after December 4, 2025) (PART MUTE) 26. (MUTE) 'HIGHEST BICYCLE BACKFLIP' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER, LIU HAORAN (FROM CHINA) PERFORMING A BACKFLIP ON A BICYCLE OVER A POLE ON RAMP 27. VARIOUS OF OFFICIALS MEASURING HEIGHT OF POLE FROM RAMP 28. (MUTE) STILL IMAGE OF LIU HAORAN IN MOTION, UPSIDE DOWN IN AIR DUBAI, UAE (FILE) (GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - Must on-screen courtesy 'Guinness World Records Day', for news editorial use only, no archive, no resales. No new uses after December 4, 2025) 29. 'MOST FOOTBALL SOLE TOUCHES ON A MOVING QUAD BIKE IN 30 SECONDS (TEAM OF TWO)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDERS, AMMAR AHMED ALKHUDHIRI AND ABDULLA SAEED ALHATTAWI (FROM UAE) PERFORMING FOOTBALL SOLE TOUCHES ON A MOVING QUAD BIKE, AS SEEN FROM MOVING CAR 30. 'MOST FOOTBALL SOLE TOUCHES ON A MOVING QUAD BIKE IN 30 SECONDS (TEAM OF TWO)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDERS, AMMAR AHMED ALKHUDHIRI AND ABDULLA SAEED ALHATTAWI (FROM UAE) PERFORMING FOOTBALL SOLE TOUCHES ON A MOVING QUAD BIKE, AS SEEN FROM ONBOARD CAMERA ON CAR 31. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS OFFICIAL ANNOUNCING THE 'MOST FOOTBALL SOLE TOUCHES ON A MOVING QUAD BIKE IN 30 SECONDS (TEAM OF TWO)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDERS AS ALKHUDHIRI AND ALHATTAWI 32. ONE OF DUO PERFORMING FOOTBALL SOLE TOUCHES SHIBUYA, TOKYO, JAPAN (FILE) (GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - Must on-screen courtesy 'Guinness World Records Day', for news editorial use only, no archive, no resales. No new uses after December 4, 2025) 33. 'MOST DRINK CANS PLACED ON THE BODY USING AIR SUCTION (MALE)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER, SHUNICHI KANNO (FROM JAPAN) BEING HANDED DRINK CANS TO PLACE AROUND HIS FACE AND STICKING THEM TO HIS FACE 34. KANNO WAITING FOR END OF FIVE-SECOND COUNTDOWN BEFORE ALLOWING CANS TO FALL OF HIS BODY 35. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS OFFICIAL ANNOUNCING THE 'MOST DRINK CANS PLACED ON THE BODY USING AIR SUCTION (MALE)' GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER AS KANNO / KANNO (WITH CAN STUCK TO HIS FOREHEAD) RECEIVING FRAMED GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS CERTIFICATE AND SAYING (Japanese) "Thank you so much" 36. KANNO WITH CANS STUCK TO HIS BODY DURING COUNTDOWN STORY: From a backflipping professional gymnast to ball control tricks to the world's largest female afro hair, this year's Guinness World Records (GWR) Day is as varied as ever. Talent from around the world have smashed all kinds of records for the 22nd annual GWR Day on Thursday (November 20). In London, three GWR titles were achieved at roofwalk attraction 'Up at The O2' on November 6. The location was chosen as Guinness World Records is set to open its first permanent entertainment venue at The O2 in late 2026, where budding record-breakers can have a go at breaking their own GWR. Josh Patterson broke the record for the 'fastest time to climb and descend The O2' at four minutes and 40.79 seconds, beating the minimum time of ten minutes. The record involving The O2's iconic roof had never been attempted before in the venue's history. "Celebrating Guinness World Records Day, for me, just means so much like having had my Mum buy me the books throughout childhood, there's so much sentiment to ... (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
