Girl breaks Guinness record for 174-second yoga posture

VIRUDHUNAGAR: A 10-year-old

school

girl entered the Guinness Book or

World Records

after she performed a yoga posture for 174 seconds (nearly three minutes).

The girl, Harsha Nivetha, 10, daughter of Karthikumar and Jothi of B B Nathavanam in Virudhunagar district, is studying in Class 5 in a private school in the area. She attempted the record on her school premises, where she stood in the Utthitha Padmasana posture continuously for 174 seconds, breaking the previous record held of 90 seconds held by an American.

Harsha Nivetha said that she was extremely happy to have entered the Guinness records. “I have been performing yoga from the age of five and though this posture is not difficult, holding it for a longer time is,” Nivetha said, adding that she had practised well before attempting to break the previous record.

She attempted the record in the presence of the Malaysia director of the International Yoga Federation of Asia, G Radhakrishnan, two government doctors and other officials. Radhakrishnan later told media persons that Nivetha had broken the previous record achieved by an American.

The girl has already figured in various record books for different performances.

School secretary Koodalingam, yoga instructor Indhra and principal Shanthi were all present to witness their student performing the feat.