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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

TOKYO, Japan, May 8 Kyodo - Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight. (Kyodo)

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda poses for a photo in Tokyo on April 4, 2026, after being awarded four additional Guiness World Record certificates. With the four new awards, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Wheelchair Tennis: Oda awarded 4 additional Guinness records

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda receives certificates for his four additional Guiness World Record awards in Tokyo on April 4, 2026. With the four new records, including becoming the youngest player to complete a Career Grand Slam by winning all four major tournaments, his total Guinness youngest-winner records reached eight.

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Snowboarder Takeuchi gets Guinness title

Snowboarder Takeuchi gets Guinness title

Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), a women's parallel giant slalom silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, poses in Tokyo on April 28, 2026, after winning a Guinness World Record title for making the most consecutive Winter Olympic appearances (female). Takeuchi, 42, competed in the Olympics for the seventh consecutive time from 2002 to 2026.

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Snowboarder Takeuchi gets Guinness title

Snowboarder Takeuchi gets Guinness title

Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), a women's parallel giant slalom silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, poses in Tokyo on April 28, 2026, after winning a Guinness World Record title for making the most consecutive Winter Olympic appearances (female). Takeuchi, 42, competed in the Olympics for the seventh consecutive time from 2002 to 2026.

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Stained glass-made armor in Japan

Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

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Stained glass-made armor in Japan

Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

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Stained glass-made armor in Japan

Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, July 27 Kyodo - A total of 3,946 people of 62 nationalities perform a Bon Odori dance at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 26, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most people of different nationalities to participate in the Japanese midsummer folk dance. (Kyodo)

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Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

A total of 3,946 people of 62 nationalities perform a Bon Odori dance at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 26, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most people of different nationalities to participate in the Japanese midsummer folk dance.

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Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

A total of 3,946 people of 62 nationalities perform a Bon Odori dance at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 26, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most people of different nationalities to participate in the Japanese midsummer folk dance.

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Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

A total of 3,946 people of 62 nationalities perform a Bon Odori dance at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 26, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most people of different nationalities to participate in the Japanese midsummer folk dance.

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Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

A total of 3,946 people of 62 nationalities perform a Bon Odori dance at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 26, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most people of different nationalities to participate in the Japanese midsummer folk dance.

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Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

A total of 3,946 people of 62 nationalities perform a Bon Odori dance at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 26, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most people of different nationalities to participate in the Japanese midsummer folk dance.

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Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

A total of 3,946 people of 62 nationalities perform a Bon Odori dance at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 26, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most people of different nationalities to participate in the Japanese midsummer folk dance.

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Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

Largest number of Bon Odori participants at Osaka expo

A total of 3,946 people of 62 nationalities perform a Bon Odori dance at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 26, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the most people of different nationalities to participate in the Japanese midsummer folk dance.

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:08:41 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:58:16 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:09:56 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:57:22 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:09:09 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:10:35 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:57:04 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:57:21 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:08:41 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:58:39 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:58:22 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:59:03 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

Chongqing Drone Show Aims for Guinness Record with 11,787 Drones

A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025. This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drone Light Show in Chongqing

Drone Light Show in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2025 - The drone light show, featuring a double formation flight performance composed of 11,787 drones, set a Guinness World Record for "the most drones forming an aerial pattern" in Chongqing, China on June 17, 2025.

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Drone Light Show in Chongqing

Drone Light Show in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2025 - The drone light show, featuring a double formation flight performance composed of 11,787 drones, set a Guinness World Record for "the most drones forming an aerial pattern" in Chongqing, China on June 17, 2025.

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Drone Light Show in Chongqing

Drone Light Show in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2025 - The drone light show, featuring a double formation flight performance composed of 11,787 drones, set a Guinness World Record for "the most drones forming an aerial pattern" in Chongqing, China on June 17, 2025.

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Drone Light Show in Chongqing

Drone Light Show in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2025 - The drone light show, featuring a double formation flight performance composed of 11,787 drones, set a Guinness World Record for "the most drones forming an aerial pattern" in Chongqing, China on June 17, 2025.

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Drone Light Show in Chongqing

Drone Light Show in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2025 - The drone light show, featuring a double formation flight performance composed of 11,787 drones, set a Guinness World Record for "the most drones forming an aerial pattern" in Chongqing, China on June 17, 2025.

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Drone Light Show in Chongqing

Drone Light Show in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2025 - The drone light show, featuring a double formation flight performance composed of 11,787 drones, set a Guinness World Record for "the most drones forming an aerial pattern" in Chongqing, China on June 17, 2025.

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Drone Light Show in Chongqing

Drone Light Show in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2025 - The drone light show, featuring a double formation flight performance composed of 11,787 drones, set a Guinness World Record for "the most drones forming an aerial pattern" in Chongqing, China on June 17, 2025.

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