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I sneezed blood two days before chess marathon began – Onakoya

Nigeria

In an additional detail about his health, Tunde Onakoya, the new Guinness World Record holder for the longest chess marathon, has revealed that he “sneezed blood and coughed violently” and nearly canceled his attempt to break the 58-hour Guinness World Record for the longest unbroken chess marathon, The PUNCH reports. Onakoya’s quest to break the 58-hour Guinness World Record for the longest unbeaten chess […]

Onakoya acknowledges struggling with food poisoning during chess marathon

Nigeria

Tunde Onakoya, the current Guinness World Record holder for the longest unbeaten chess marathon, has confirmed that he suffered food poisoning during his record-breaking chess marathon campaign, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Onakoya’s 58-hour quest to break the Guinness World record for the longest unbeaten chess marathon began Wednesday, April 17 at 10am in Times Square, […]