Azerbaijani table tennis player Nihad Mammadov has entered the "Guinness Book of Records."
İdman.Biz reports with reference to the Table Tennis Federation that an official confirmation document has been sent from the relevant organization in this regard.
It should be reminded that in April of this year, at a ceremony held at the "Shua Sports Complex", a member of the Azerbaijani national team tried to break the world record recorded for putting the ball into play from a long distance. Under the supervision of officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Table Tennis Federation, and international referee Zaur Mikayilov, he successfully performed this action from a distance of 18.20 meters.
It should be noted that the record (17.50) was last held by Turkish Osman Gurcu.