A young Nigerian, Celestine Onele will on Monday, 22nd April 2024, commence a 150-hour marathon ironing to break the Guinness World Record.
Onele, an Electrical Engineer from Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State who is currently pursuing his Master's Degree at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, told Journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital that he had gotten approval from Guinness for the 150 hours marathon ironing with rules that must be strictly adhered to for the record.
He noted that he was fully prepared for the event which will be held in an event centre, Real Exclusive, in Abakaliki, the state capital and urged the general public to bring their linens for ironing throughout the attempt.
Onele opined that he likes ironing from childhood which motivated him to seek the record and that he aims to beat Garric Standard from the UK and Huston from Australia who had broken the record in the past.
"Before Garric Standard from the UK, the current record holder was Huston from Australia. So, she broke the record in 2012 with 80 hours before Garric did in 2015 for 100 hours.
"So, after Garric Standard did, Guinness has approved some individuals who have attempted the record but they didn't get the acknowledgement based on the fact that there were so many rules they tampered with.
"Currently, I am on the verge of attempting the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon ironing in the world. So, if I surpass the current holder of the record, I will be the new holder for the longest marathon ironing by an individual in the world. I am an engineer but I love being inspired to do different things to put my name on the map.
"On 7th July last year, I submitted my application to Guinness World after rigorous research we all know that after applying, it takes a whole lot of inspection from different expertise and by the Grace of God, after 18 weeks of waiting, I got a mail that my application to attempt a Guinness World Record has been approved.
'After three weeks, a specific guideline was approved for me and it's a guideline that I have to follow to break the record. There are so many rules in the guidelines that if you tamper with the rules, you will not be recognized.
"Some of the rules say, I have 30 seconds to pick materials. So, whenever I finish ironing a material, I have 30 seconds to pick up another material and iron it. And for the rest break, I have just 5 minutes to rest after 1 hour", he stated.
He called for support for both government and good-spirited individuals.
