Currently, Chef Failatu Abdul Razak is on her 4th day in an attempt to break the current Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon.
She is aiming to clock a 120-hour cook-a-thon with the event ongoing at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale.
Other Ghanaians have also come out to announce their attempts to break a world record much to the amusement of netizens on social media.
Here is a list of Ghanaians who are about to embark on a Guinness World Record-breaking attempt or another.
1. Dela Gomey
Ghanaian nurse and makeup artist, Dela Gomey is preparing to break the Guinness World Record for the most lipstick applications in 30 seconds. He plans to apply lipstick on five models within the time limit, beating the current record of four applications held by Chinese makeup artist Li Jiaqi. The event is scheduled to take place on January 6, 2024, at the Efa Guest House in Dodowa, Greater Accra Region.
2. Isaac Amoako
Ghanaian graduate and avid reader, is preparing to break the Guinness World Record for the longest reading-aloud marathon. He plans to read aloud for six days, or between 145 to 150 hours, nonstop.
3. Adu Safowaa
Ghanaian actress and media personality, has announced that she will try to break the Guinness World Record for the longest speech marathon by an individual. She said that she has received official approval from Guinness World Records and that she is confident that she can speak for more than 90 hours, which is the current record held by a Nepalese man. She shared her news on her social media pages with the hashtag #ADUSAFOWAAH SPEECH_A_THON.
Various other announcements have popped up, but they are yet to be confirmed and could be taken with a pinch of salt.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
