Philippine national team powerlifter Joyce Gail Reboton will try to break the Guinness Book of World Record for the most number of bodyweight squat lifts in one minute.
Her attempt for a new record by a female lifter will take place on Feb. 4 at the Ayala Malls Circuit’s Activity Center in Makati.
The world record is currently held by United Kingdom’s Karenjeet Kaur Bains, who lifted 42 times on March 7 last year in Warwick, U.K.
The most times to squat lift one’s own body weight in one minute by a male lifter was at 42, achieved by Erikas Dovydėnas of Lithuania in October of last year.
The organizing Equinox Athletes Management team and the Powerlifting Association of the Philippines are inviting powerlifting enthusiasts and supporters to witness the world-record attempt.
Invited to grace the event is Sports Hall of Famer Olivia “Bong” Coo, Philippine Sports Commissioner, who will be the guest of honor and the main witness up to the official declaration ceremony.
The 30-year-old Reboton raised 150 kilograms in the bench press to erase her own Asian record of 147.5 kgs set at the World Games last July.
Reboton represented the Philippines in the World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships in Viborg, Denmark in November last year and brought home three bronze medals and broke an Asian Games’ record in the women’s 76-kg category.
She competed the following month in Dubai for the Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships and bagged three gold medals and a silver.