Saba Rashid sets another Guinness World Record in martial arts

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Saba Rashid has become the first martial arts athlete from Pakistan to set a Guinness World Record in the nunchaku category.

According to details, her world record for performing the “figure of eight” movement with nunchaku in one minute has been officially approved.

Saba Rashid completed 138 figure-of-eight rotations in one minute, surpassing the previous benchmark of 120.

Earlier, she had also defeated India’s Kiran Uniyal, who holds the distinction of creating the highest number of world records for India.

Pakistan's Saba Rashid makes Guinness world record for most figure-of-eights with a nunchaku in one minute (female). She made the figure 138 times.

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Guinness World Records also published the details of Saba Rashid’s achievement on the website and confirmed the approval through email.

This is Saba Rashid’s second world record overall.

Previously, she had set a record in the elbow strike category by delivering 680 elbow strikes in three minutes, again defeating India’s Kiran Uniyal.

It is worth noting that Saba Rashid is the wife of Rashid Naseem, Pakistan’s most prolific Guinness World Record holder.

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Rashid Naseem’s daughter, Fatima, holds eight world records for Pakistan in the female category, while his son achieved a world record for Pakistan at the age of just six.

Rashid Naseem’s father has also set several Guinness World Records for the country.

Saba Rashid said that her second global success is not only a personal achievement but a major milestone for women across Pakistan.