A total of 8.3 million tickets were sold for the 1996 Games held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA – often referred to as the “Centennial Olympics”. This equates to more than half a million spectators watching on each day of the two-week event, which was dominated by Michael Johnson’s (USA, pictured) gold medal-winning runs in the 200 m and 400 m. By comparison, “only” 6.8 million tickets were sold for the 2008 Games in Beijing.
The World of Warcraft TCG World Championship, held at the San Diego Convention Center between 30 November and 2 December 2007, saw Guillaume Matignon (France) beat over 400 of the world’s best WoW warriors to claim the top prize of $100,000 – the largest single purse for a trading card game and the biggest tournament payout in TCG history. Participants earned a place in the competition by competing in various tournaments and events throughout the world, including Regional Tournaments and World of Warcraft TCG Dream
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The record for the greatest distance covered in an inflatable craft in 24 hrs on flowing water is 312.55 km (194.21 miles) and was achieved by Billy Mattison, Brent Redden, Chris “Mongo” Reeder, Mike Reid, Todd Toledo (all USA) on the Colorado River, USA, between 11-12 June 2006.
The greatest distance juggling on a pogo stick is 4 miles and 30 feet (6.44 kilometers) and was achieved by Ashrita Furman on Easter Island, Chile, on 28 January 2010. Record set in Chile in front of Ahu Tongarikiý
The table tennis ball spitting – greatest distance is 12.83 metres (42.1 feet) was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA), at Anakena Beach in Easter Island, Chile, on 29 January, 2010. Achieved on Anakena Beach
The greatest distance travelled with a pool cue on the chin is 1,668 m (5,472 ft 9 in) set by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Joe Austin Playground in Jamaica, New York, USA, on 6 July 2008.
The greatest distance walked by a person continuously balancing a milk bottle on the head is 130.3 km. (80.96 miles) by Ashrita Furman of New York, USA around Victory Field track, Forest Park, Queens on April 22-23, 1998. It took him 23 hr. 35 min. to complete the walk.
The greatest distance walked balancing a book on the head is 32.18 km (20 miles) and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in Sanur Beach, Bali, Indonesia, on 29 January 2011. Ashrita’s average pace p/mile was 15.50 minutes. The whole walk took him 5 hours, 9 minutes and 58 seconds.
The greatest horizontal distance flown in a wing suit is 26.9 km (16.71 miles) and was achieved by Shinichi Ito (Japan) above Yolo County, California, USA, on 26 May 2012.
Kathy Pycior (USA) has not missed a day’s training since 31 December 1980. She has kept a meticulously compiled log of route and distance for every single run between 1 January 1981 and 30 June 2004, totalling a distance of 48,656.5 miles (78,305 km).