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Pattukkottai boy enters Asia Book of Records by skating at 18.4 km per hr

A 7-year-old boy from Pattukkottai in Thanjavur made it into the Asia Book of Records by skating at 18.4 km in an hour on Saturday.

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N Nalanraj, son of Natarajan-Sangeetha couple from Naattusalai near Pattukkottai and a Class 2 student in a private school in Thanjavur, achieved the feat of long skating run as a part of National Sports Day celebrations and COVID-19 prevention awareness run organized by Pattukkottai Sai Nikil Sports Academy and Manora Rotary Club on Saturday.

Nalanraj commenced his skating from Anaikadu bypass road at around 6 am which was flagged off by Pattukkottai Sub Collector S Balachandar.

Nalanraj completed 18.4 km in an hour and defeated the previous record.

Previously, only 16 km was completed in an hour. Adjudicator Vivek R Nair of India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records registered the record and announced it officially and the certificate was handed over to Nalanraj.

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