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Jan. 9, 2023 / 2:02 PM

Indian men visit all seven continents in under 4 days to break world record

Ali Irani and Sujoy Kumar Mitra broke a Guinness World Record by visiting all seven continents in 3 days, 1 hour, 5 minutes and 4 seconds. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records

Ali Irani and Sujoy Kumar Mitra broke a Guinness World Record by visiting all seven continents in 3 days, 1 hour, 5 minutes and 4 seconds. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A pair of Indian men broke a Guinness World Record by visiting all seven continents in 3 days, 1 hour, 5 minutes and 4 seconds.

Ali Irani and Sujoy Kumar Mitra set out from Antarctica on Dec. 4 and completed their journey when they arrived in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 7.

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The men beat the previous record of 3 days, 14 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds, which was set by United Arab Emirates woman Khawla AlRomaithi in 2020.

The record-breakers said they do not expect their title to last.

"Today we might be successful in breaking a record, tomorrow someone else will break our record," Mitra told Guinness World Records

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