taroudant press : The Guinness Book of Records includes Ahansal's achievements in the Moroccan Sahara

taroudant press : The Guinness Book of Records includes Ahansal's achievements in the Moroccan Sahara

 A new version of the 'Guinness Book of Records 2022' sees the light of day, including the achievements of the Middle East and North Africa with 67 of them, achieved by 37 different parties from across the region, where the countries of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Bahrain shared this share.

The book includes talk about the Moroccan who won the “Marathon of the Sands” in the Moroccan Sahara, Lahcen Ahansal, who won it ten times, in 1997 and in the years between 1999 and 2007.

The magazine added that Lahcen's brother, Mohamed Ahansal, won the marathon five times, and that he holds the title of the fastest time to finish the race, in 1998, at 16 hours 22 minutes and 29 seconds.

According to a statement by the Guinness World Records Corporation, it chose the 67 most important achievements made by the countries of the Middle East during the past year, to join a series of the most important achievements of the entire world.

These achievements were recorded, the same source adds, according to the following order: 40 achievements for the UAE, 15 for Egypt, 3 for Saudi Arabia, 2 for Qatar, 2 for Syria, and one achievement for Yemen, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Bahrain.

And “despite the challenges of the past year,” the Guinness World Records team said it continued to “receive thousands of records requests every month, and has been able to monitor and document the achievements of people distinguished by categories of the human body, talented pets, amazing vehicles, impressive sports legends and the latest cutting-edge science.” .”

The 'Guinness Book of Records' reviews a set of records divided through sections, including: the door of the environment, the wonders of the natural world, the door of the amazing human body, icons of Korean singing, young inspirations, sports heroes, the door of “PLUS!” Dedicated to Wonders, Hall of Fame pages, and Virtual Visits pages.