Push-ups Man Eyeing for another Guinness World Record

Karachi, (Pakistan Point News - 11th Jun, 2018 ) Asad Hanif, a Guinness World Record holder from Pakistan, is eyeing to win more glory for the country, despite getting any support from the Sindh or the Federal government. In October last year, Hanif made a Guinness World Record for most two finger push-ups in one minute carrying a 40lbs weight on his back.

A young martial arts master from Karachi, Asad Hanif is also behind two other Guinness records made in the push-ups segment and has also won a gold medal for Pakistan in the Asian Championship. Despite his record making performances shown multiple times at the international level, Asad Hanif is still bereft of any sponsorship from the corporate sector and has been struggling all alone in pursuit of more records in martial arts games. “Though I have been able to finish on the victory podium at international sports events, the lack of support from the country fails me time and again,” said Asad Hanif.

Talking about the absence of government support for world record holders, he said this tends to be the most frustrating phase of a sportsman’s life when his own people do not come forward to acknowledge his efforts. “Crying in the wilderness, I as well as the rest of the sportspersons from the country find our future at the mercy of time, as the Dame Fortune never strikes those who have to lead a life of an orphan in the very presence of their parents,” Hanif emphasized.

He added that the martial arts games require more readiness, a fighting spirit and an ideal fitness level to that of other leading games played in the country, but the rampant power politics within the governing body coupled with a declining patronage of the Ministry of Sports adds more ignominy to Pakistan’s sports, particularly the martial arts