Friday 10 February 2017

Gaza's 'Spider-Man' Contortionist Enters Record Books

Gaza's 'Spider-Man' Contortionist(कलाकार)  Enters Record Books GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES:  A young Palestinian contortionist known in Gaza as "Spider-Man" has entered the Guinness book of records, his trainer said on Thursday. The 13-year-old, Mohammad al-Sheikh, broke the record for the most full body revolutions(चक्कर)  maintaining a chest stand in one minute,
Mohammed Loubbad told AFP.  The move involves lying on the chest, bending the back to put the feet in front of the head then rotating the hips to run the feet in laps around the body.  "Mohammad al-Sheikh set the record by performing 38 laps around his body in one minute. He beats the previous record, which was 29 laps," Loubbad said. A team from Guinness World Records was planning to visit the small coastal enclave (विदेशी अन्तःक्षेत्र) to see the attempt but it has been subject to a tight Israeli blockade(नाकाबंदी)  for 10 years, he said.

Instead, the attempt took place in Amman, Jordan.

Neither Sheikh's mother nor his trainer received Israeli permission to leave the Gaza Strip(क्षेत्र) , so he travelled with another adult.



But those obstacles did not dampen his trainer's determination.

"We are preparing another three record attempts," said Loubbad, who has been working with Sheikh for three years.

"He has received invitations to competitions and shows in several countries," he said.

That is a bright prospect for the youngster who, says his trainer, fears returning and being "buried" in Gaza.

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