Carroms Girl Husna Sameera Sets Guinness Record 

Hyderabad: The multiple award winner Husna Sameera of Hyderabad has set a Guinness world record for playing carroms for 34 hours 45 minutes and 56 seconds at a stretch.

The game was played at DRRMC Indoor Stadium in Vijayawada on December 26-27 last year. She received a Guinness world record certificate and a letter of appreciation on Saturday. The caroms game was officially recorded and coordinated by Guinness Book of Records observer Squadron Leader Jayasimha.

The 16-year-old Intermediate student broke the world record set by Narayan Paranjpe, Atul Kharecha, Prakash Kagal and Pramod Sen in 32 hours and 45 seconds in 2005, which was held in Texas, US.

Sameera is doing her second year intermediate at Sri Gayatri Junior College, Chaitanayapuri.