Xavier Dillard decided to train for the record after a friend beat him in pull-ups three years ago ...

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The Kenyan obliterated the world record and became the first runner to break the 2-hour barrier in an official race.

What are the longest-standing world records in each event? Swimming World analyzed the sport’s world-record progressions to present that data, which can be found below. It turns out that several ...

Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa weren’t the only ones setting world records on Sunday.

Queen Elizabeth held seven royal-related Guinness World Records in the course of her reign. Before her death in 2022, the ...

The IIHF World Junior Championship is where some of hockey’s strangest and most impressive records live. Each winter, teams of under-20 players face off with national pride on the line, and sometimes, ...