British runners in particular have long tried to cross the finish line in less than 4 minutes, records show, sometimes running in the nude or trying to win a bet ...

Nate Bargatze and his “Big Dumb Eyes” just set a Guinness World Record. The Tennessee-born comedian has officially sold the ...

Johannes Liebmann won the European Championships in the fastest time in history.

Hong Kong, CHINA: The Guinness World Record Champion of Hula Hoops, Kareena Oates from Australia, performs at a local shopping mall, in Hong Kong, 22 December 2006. Oates manipulates about 70 ...

Kate Douglass shattered the women's 50m freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 23.49sec in the heats at the Pan Pacific ...

Guinness World Records (GWR) has revealed the extraordinary stars featured in the 2026 edition - celebrating some of the most jaw-dropping achievements from around the world. Leading this year’s ...

Douglass held the record for nine days in June before U.S. teammate Gretchen Walsh surpassed her. Now, she has it again.

Monsieur Mangetout — that's Mr. Eats Everything in French — is famous for eating a plane, earning the Guinness World Record for world's strangest diet. His record is one of tens of thousands on the ...

The planet recorded its hottest day ever Sunday, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, as an unrelenting string of heat waves continue to topple daily record high ...

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships ...