100m on all fours Record

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A 22-year-old man from Japan has broken the Guinness World Record for running 100 metres on all fours, finishing the sprint in just 14.55 seconds.

Ryusei Yonee raced 328 feet using both his hands and feet, beating the previous record of 15.66 seconds set by American Collin McClure in 2022.

Yonee said he first became interested in four-legged running during middle school, after a teacher mentioned that animals can run faster because they use all four limbs. “That made me think: I could be the fastest human on all fours,” he said.

To prepare, he studied how animals like dogs, cats, and monkeys move. Most of his early training was on sand, which made the switch to a proper running track a bit tricky. “The track has a lot more rebound, which changed my running form,” he explained.

Now that he holds the world record, Yonee says he’s not stopping here. He wants to keep improving and hopes to make “all-four sports” more popular around the world.

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