Austin says he hopes the challenge will inspire other people [BBC] A teenager from East Yorkshire claims he has exceeded the existing Guinness World Record for the most backflip somersaults in 24 hours.
Austin Beasty, 18, from Market Weighton, completed 2,470 flips, double the record of 1,234 and is raising money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Independent witnesses monitored the attempt in line with Guinness World Records' standards, but the organisation has yet to confirm the record officially.
Austin set himself the challenge in memory of his brother, Jaygo, who died aged 17 in a road traffic collision in 2022.
Austin, an engineering…
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