The longest sitar marathon lasted for 25 hours exactly and was achieved by Renuka Punwani (India) at the Pancham Academy of Indian Music, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, from 26-27 November 2011. Renuka is a respectable 76 years old but shows no sign of her stamina fading: she has accompanied other students of the Pancham Academy on previous music marathon record attempts including singing and playing the santoor.
The longest marathon playing tennis doubles is 57 hr 32 min 27 sec, achieved by Sipke de Hoop, Wichard Heidekamp, Andre Poel, Rob Hamersma (all Netherlands) at the Zuidlaarder Tennis Club, Zuidlaren, Netherlands, on 16-18 August 2013. The group of four was able to play 46 matches, consisting of 112 sets and 975 games.
The longest table tennis marathon singles match is 132 hr 31 min by Danny Price and Randy Nunes (both USA) at Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA on 20-26 August 1978.
The longest table tennis doubles marathon is 101 hr 1 min 11 sec by Lance, Phil, and Mark Warren and Bill Weir (all USA) at Sacramento, California, USA on 9-13 April 1979.
The longest continuous concert by a choral group is 31 hr 45 min, by the Durg – Bhilai Lifecraft singers at the Kalamandir Civic Centre, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India from 5 to 6 February 2005. They sang traditional prayers, rather than pop songs.
The longest rifle shooting marathon was 26 hours by five members of St Sebastianus Schützenbruderchaft Ettringen 1901 eV shooting club at Ettringen, Germany, on 20-21 September 2003. The five members were: Karl Westhoften, Rainer Lanz, Dieter Franken, Christian Lanz and Manfred Savelsberg, who shot from three positions: prone, standing, and kneeling, and followed all ISSF regulations.
The longest marathon reading aloud by a team was 365 hr 00 min 39 sec and was achieved by Martha Esther Madera Báez, Carlos José Reyes, Randolfo Ariostto Jiménez Pérez, Cristian Rodríguez Morrobel, and José Manuel Bueno Grullón (all Dominican Republic) and organized by the Ministerio de la Juventud in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 7 to 23 July 2011. Visitors to the group included President Leonel Fernández, first lady Dra. Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, vice president Dr. Rafael Alburquerque, president of the senate Dr.
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The longest marathon reading aloud is 113 hours 15 minutes achieved by Deepak Sharma Bajagain (Nepal) at the Tudikhel Ground, Kathmandu, Nepal, from 19 to 24 September 2008. He recited 17 different books from 13 authors during his record attempt.
The longest marathon playing wiffleball is 25 hr 39 min 33 sec and was achieved by ten players led by Julian Cordle (USA), at US Cellular Community Park in Medford, Oregon, USA, from 10 to 11 August 2013. Team captain Julian Cordle and four players of team Insurance Lounge White defeated team captain Rich Rosenthal and four players of the Insurance Lounge Blue team by a score of 357-246 in a single game of wiffleball. They raised over $4,000 to support underprivileged youth through scholarships
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The longest wheelchair basketball marathon is 26 hr 3 min, set by staff and students at the University of Omaha at Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, USA on 24-25 September 2004.