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Wednesday, August 16,
2006 (Hyderabad):
On Independence Day, a sportsperson in
Hyderabad sought to make his tryst with destiny by
adopting a rather unique way to raise funds to
pursue the sport he loves.
Aspiring shooter
Naga Prasad typed non-stop in the hope of getting
a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. He
believes this feat will impress potential sponsors
to buy him a weapon that will cost up to three
lakh rupees.
"I can stay awake for nights.
When I was going through the Guinness Book of
World Records, I came across marathon typing as an
existing record so I gave it a try at home. And I
thought I could do it," said Prasad.
Prasad
started typing on August 10 and completed 101
hours of non-stop typing on Independence day,
securing his world record. He typed more than 1.2
lakh words at a speed of 28 words per minute with
a 10-minute break every hour.
"Here it is a
test for human endurance. I am proving that I can
do something. It is a ray of hope that sponsors
may turn up," he said.
However, sports
scientists say stretching the limits could harm
the shooter's eyes and fingers.
"It is an
abuse of the hands, the fingers, the neck and the
eyes. Major effect is on the eyes, because seeing
the computer for so long, creates the acute dry
eye syndrome," said Dr Bakhtiar Chowdary, sports
scientist.
Prasad, who already has an
entry in the Limca Book of Records for making and
flying 505 paper rockets within an hour in 2001,
now has his sights set on the records he will set
at the shooting ranges.
