Ghanaian Man Attempts To Break World Record For Most Football Socks Put On In 30 Seconds
The application of Stephen Nartey Takitey, a 26-year-old Ghanaian, to break the world record for the most football (soccer) socks put on in 30 seconds has been approved by the Guinness World Records.
Takitey, who comes from Tema, submitted his application in June and recently received confirmation of acceptance on November 28th. The Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed the receipt of his email, wherein they were notified about Takitey’s intention to break the record and provided him with instructions on what steps to take.
Here is the official response from Guinness:
Hello Stephen Takitey We are pleased to inform you that your application has been accepted under the following title: Most football (soccer) socks put on in 30 seconds. When you visit your online Application Summary using this link, http://www. guinnessworldrecords.com/ account/applications/1197971 you will be able to view both the details of the current record to beat (or minimum requirement for an open record title) and the Record Guidelines for this record title. You can also download the Record Guidelines by clicking on View Guidelines. Records are being attempted every day, so check your profile again before your attempt to see if the record to beat has changed.
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
The brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, the book was co-founded by twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter in Fleet Street, London, in August 1955.
The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year, the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2022 edition, it is now in its 67th year of publication, has been published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database.
