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Nigerian Man Sets Guiness World Records For Climbing Mast With Ball On Head

  • Kazeem Badmus

A Nigerian man, Tonye Solomon has entered the Guinness World Records has for having most steps climbed on a ladder while balancing a football on his head.

This was disclosed on GWR website on Wednesday after Solomon set the record in August in Bayelsa state.

According to GWR, Solomon achieved the feat by climbing 150 steps to the top of a 250-foot (76-metre) tall radio mast while expertly keeping control of the football atop his head.

It also noted that Solomon had earlier walked 60 km (37 miles) with a football on his head from Amassoma to Yenagoa in Bayelsa State, amid doubts from his compatriots.

GWR said, “After Tonye Solomon walked 60 km (37 mi) with a football on his head from Amassoma to Yenagoa in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, many of his compatriots doubted the authenticity of his story,”

“So, to prove them wrong, Tonye decided to demonstrate his skills by setting a Guinness World Records title for the most steps climbed on a ladder while balancing a football on the head.

“He successfully achieved the dizzying feat last month by climbing 150 steps to the top of a 250-foot (76-metre) tall radio mast while expertly keeping control of the ball atop his head.”

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