Nepal: Youth Enters Guinness Book

A Nepalese man earned himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records by holding 21 lawn tennis balls in his palm for a record 14.32 seconds.

Rohit Timalsina broke the previous record of a French national Arnand Deschamp who had held 19 tennis balls for 10 seconds.

Rohit had been practicing for three years to master the art before he could make the new record. He says the government should promote such acts.

[Rohit Timalsina, Record Breaker]:
„It’s a very tough task. I worked very hard. So I think the government should encourage and help those who try to do things differently.”

A schoolteacher by profession, Timalsina is also a karate black belt holder. His desire to be different from the normal lot inspires him to do things differently. He has walked on burning embers and broken more than 100 eggs with a fingertip.

[Rohit Timalsina, Record Breaker]:
„I want to do different things than a normal person does. I write with my left hand. But it does not mean I can’t write with my right hand. I can write with both my hands.”

Timalsina had publicly demonstrated his skills in June 2008, and his feat was finally recognized eight months later in January 2009.

[Rohit Timalsina, Record Breaker]:
„Tennis balls should be put one after the other in the palm. All the balls should not be put at the same time. I can hold more than 25 tennis balls in my palm.”

Timalsina’s name will be published in the 2010-11 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

(NTDTV)