Most people breaking pine boards simultaneously: world record set in Australia (VIDEO)
Gold Coast, QSL, Australia -- During the World Cup event on the Gold Coast, a total of 433 karate athletes broke the Guinness world record for the "most people breaking pine boards simultaneously in a single location", which stood at 204 people, according to the World Record Academy.
Photo: During the World Cup event on the Gold Coast, a total of 433 karate athletes broke the Guinness world record for the "most people breaking pine boards simultaneously in a single location", which stood at 204 people, according to the World Record Academy. (enlarge photo)
A series of Guinness World Records have been literally smashed at the GKR Karate World Cup competition.
GKR Karate (Go-Kan-Ryu) teamed up with Glenn Coxon, current Guinness World record holder, for the "most pine boards broken in 60 seconds".
They attempted to break the Guinness record for the "most people breaking pine boards simultaneously in a single location", which stood at 204 people.
At the World Cup event on the Gold Coast on Sunday morning, that was smashed, with 433 karate athletes taking part. There were representatives from Australia, the UK and New Zealand.
"This record attempt was part of a fundraising effort for the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse for cancer research," GKR wrote on its page.