12-05-2025
Mangaluru boy sets Guinness Record for fastest cone slalom football dribbling
Mangaluru:
Mohammed Shaleel
, 22, from Deralakatte and currently working in Saudi Arabia, has entered the Guinness Book of Records for the fastest 20 cone slalom dribbling a football (soccer ball) in 11.94 slalom dribbling in football involves players dribbling a ball in zig zag way through a course of cones placed in a straight pattern in 50cm apart currently working in the construction field at Al Jubail, said he is passionate about football and dreams of meeting football legend Cristiano Ronaldo one day.
The youth said he attempted the record in June last year, and it was officially approved on April this is not Shaleel's first world record. Back in 2022, while still a student, he earned a place in the Guinness World Records for executing the fastest nutmeg in 30 is the son of RB Abdul Hameed and Mumtaz Panemangalore. He was passionate about football for over a decade and is an ardent fan of Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri."Though I am not a professional footballer, I have always been deeply passionate about the sport and wanted to contribute to it in some way. It was this drive that led me to explore existing and potential football-related records," he told his research as a student, he came across a record previously held by Dele Alli and Tasha Nicole and decided to work towards creating records. "The journey was wonderful so far. It is all about dedicated practice and achieving a milestone. This is my second record, and I have decided not to stop here. I am trying to make more records in many other countries. For this record, I practised continuously for three months," he said.
