A white catfish caught in Connecticut last month has smashed a state record and could also be a world record for the species—though the evidence has been eaten. Ben Tomkunas, 25, caught the 21.3-pound (9.66-kilogram) fish late at night in Coventry on Aug. 21. It was longer than 3 feet (about a meter). Connecticut Fish…
Yuriy Sedykh, Hammer World Record Holder, Dies at 66
MOSCOW—Yuriy Sedykh, a two-time Olympic champion in the hammer throw whose world record from 1986 still stands, has died. He was 66. The Russian track and field federation said Sedykh died early Tuesday following a heart attack. “Deeply mourn the loss of Yuriy Sedykh,” World Athletics senior vice president and pole vault great Sergei Bubka…
Sprint Queen Thompson-Herah Has Eye on Long-Standing Women’s 100m Record
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah says she has set her sights on lowering the long-standing record for the women’s 100 meters, believing it is now within reach. The Jamaican won gold in both the 100m and 200m at the Tokyo Games in the last month, but made an even bigger statement at the weekend at…
Grandma, 71, Trains in the Gym for 16 Hours a Week, Has Set 30 State and World Records
Meet one of the world’s toughest grandmas, an international powerlifting champion who says she looks and feels better than she did 40 years ago. Mary Duffy, 71, from Trumbull in Connecticut, took up gym workouts at the ripe age of 59 in a bid to lose weight—and soon got hooked on lifting weights. Now, not…
Swimmer With Down Syndrome Breaks World Record by Over 6 Seconds Without Realizing
The mom of an Australian swimming star guesses her daughter Tahnee Afuhaamango has broken over three dozen world records in her career. Incredibly, Tahnee, who has Down syndrome, broke one by over six seconds without even realizing it until returning home from the competition. On Feb. 6, after completing the 200-meter freestyle event in Darwin,…
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