{"id":1279,"date":"2024-02-27T11:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T11:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2024-02-27T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T11:34:24","slug":"why-afua-asantewaas-guinness-world-records-attempt-was-disqualified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/why-afua-asantewaas-guinness-world-records-attempt-was-disqualified\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Afua Asantewaa\u2019s Guinness World Records attempt was disqualified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Officials at the Guinness World Records have disclosed why Afua Asantewaa was unsuccessful with her singathon attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They told Joy FM via mail that Afua could not make the mark because she did not adhere to some of their rules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfua Asantewaa\u2019s singathon attempt was not successful due to guidelines around rest break timings not being met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These rules are standard across all of our \u2018longest marathon\u2019 records,\u201d PR Executive for the Guinness World Records, Alina Polianskaya replied to a mail by Joy FM entertainment journalist Kwame Dadzie.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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On Friday, February 23, 2024, the Guinness World Records announced that Ghana’s Afua Asantewaa failed to break the longest singing marathon she attempted in December 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GWR said this in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) adding that despite the setback they hope she makes another attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’ve seen how inspirational it has been for her fans\u2026We wish Afua the best of luck with any future record attempts,” they noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They added that the money Afua Asantewaa’s team paid for a priority review has been refunded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afua Asantewaa in December 2023 took on the challenge to beat the existing record which stands at 105 hours set in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asantewaa endured a five-day singing marathon which began at midnight on Sunday, December 24, 2023, and ended at 7:00 am on December 29, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time she ended her record attempt on Friday morning, the young woman had sung for five days, six hours and 55 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to the announcement of her disqualification, Afua wrote on social media that she received the news of the outcome of her sing-a-thon attempt just moments before hosting a gala dinner and the launch of the Lebanese Scholarship Alumni Network, attended by President Nana Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stated, “I would announce my next line of action in a few days. Thank you all for your love and support.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, she has been appointed Tourism Ambassador by the Ghana Tourism Authority.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Myjoyonline.com<\/sub><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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