Rourkela Youth Sets World Record by Running on Treadmill for 12 Hrs

Rourkela: Sumit Kumar Singh, an Odisha youth living in Rourkela has set a new Guinness World Record by running continuously on treadmill for 12 hours.

Recognizing his feat, the official website of the Guinness World Records has stated, “The greatest distance run on a manual treadmill in 12 hours (male) is 68.04 km (42.27 miles). This astonishing act was achieved by Sumit Kumar Singh (India), in Rourkela, Odisha, India, on 12 March 2024.”

He has this record in the category, “Greatest distance run on a manual treadmill in 12 hours (male)”.

Sumit also has several other records to his name. He ran 33 full marathons between 25th April to 24th May in 2023 at Uditnagar Stadium here, covering 1392.6 kilometers. Following it, the International Book of Records has certified him as the world record holder for most full marathons in one month.