Largest camel race in Mongolia renews Guinness Record
Largest camel race in Mongolia renews Guinness Record.
Largest camel race in Mongolia renews Guinness Record. As part of an ongoing initiative to restore Mongolia’s declining population of domestic Bactrian or two-humped camels, huge camel festival of 1108 camels was held in South Gobi province of Mongolia. The track in of the camel was just over 15 km long, with the fastest animal finishing in 35 min 12 sec and the whole race completed in 1 hr 8 min. Guinness World Records adjudicator Pravin Patel attended the history-making event to verify the attempt, and was thrilled to present its organizers with an official certificate recognizing the success. The festival was founded back in 1997 and has since grown into a massive two-day event accommodating two camel races, camel polo and many other camel-related activities. Over the past 15 years camel festivals have been held all over the region and the country has seen a significant and vital rise in the value of Bactrians. The recent attempt almost doubled the previous record-setting camel race, which involved 555 participants and was achieved in Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China in 2011.
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