MOST boys his age spend their time playing with toys, running around with friends and watching TV with relatives.
But 7-year-old Tiluck Keisam, from Manipur, northeast India, spends a whopping seven hours every day practicing limbo skating.
And now, the highly flexible youngster’s efforts have paid off — for he has set a new world record in the unusual sport.
Tiluck, who started skating only two years ago, achieved the furthest distance limbo skating under bars at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi.
Tiluck said, “I feel very good for breaking the Guinness World Records. This is my dream and it has come true so I feel very happy.”
He skated an incredible 116 meters in 31.87 seconds Dec. 20 — smashing the previous world record of 50 meters.
And to keep things challenging, the bars he passed under were set at only 28 cm high — 7 cm lower than the required 35 cm.
Tiluck’s record-breaking skate also featured his signature move — a U-turn half way through his run.
Despite his age, Tiluck has a grueling daily training regime.
Every day, he wakes at 4 a.m. and has a quick breakfast.
He then practices limbo skating for three hours in the morning and four in the evening.
The youngster is continuing to rack up a huge medal haul — and has now set his sights on an Olympic gold.
Tiluck has already etched his name in the Limca Book of Records on May 25 this year by performing a 50-meter limbo skate under a horizontal bar set at the height of 19 to 23 meters from ground level.
Limbo skating, also known as roller limbo, sees the skater drive underneath an obstacle such as a pole without touching it.
In order to do so, they are required to lean forward and spread their legs apart — if possible, into a full split. For this reason, most skaters are extremely flexible.(SD-Agencies)
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