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Paralyzed Man Breaks World Record for Completing Marathon in Exoskeleton Suit
by Katherine Rodriguez

A South Carolina man paralyzed from the waist down on Saturday broke the world record for the fastest time to complete a marathon while wearing an exoskeleton suit.

Adam Gorlitsky, completed the 2020 Charleston Marathon in 33 hours, 50 minutes and 23 seconds, CNN reported.

The Guinness Book of World Records stated the current record-holder is British man Simon Kindleysides, who completed the 2018 London Marathon in 36 hours and 46 minutes.

Guinness has not yet certified Gorlitsky’s results, which he said he planned to submit to the record organization on Monday.

Gorlitsky started walking the marathon Thursday night and finished Saturday morning without stopping for any breaks to sleep.

“I’ve been attempting to break Simon’s record for about a year now,” Gorlitsky told CNN. “And now that I have, the second I crossed that finish line, I have a whole new level of respect for him and anyone who walks a marathon wearing an exoskeleton suit. It wasn’t easy at all.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/01/14/paralyzed-man-breaks-world-record-for-completing-marathon-in-exoskeleton-suit/

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