Adili Wuxor (Uyghur: ئادىل ھوشۇر, romanized: Adil Hoshur; Chinese: 阿迪力·吾休尔; pinyin: Ādílì·Wúxiū'ěr; born July 1, 1971) is a Chinese tightrope walker who was reported to have set a new world record on July 1, 2010, after he spent 60 days walking on a tightrope in the Bird's Nest Stadium.[1][2] Wuxor is an ethnic Uighur from Xinjiang Province. He has been dubbed the "Prince of tightrope walking" by national and international media.[3]
Controversy
editOn July 2, 2010, the Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency reported that Wuxor set a Guinness World Record for tightrope walking.[4] It was later reported by Thomson Reuters, however, that Wuxor's achievement was not recognized by the London-based Guinness World Records.[5] The certificate Wuxor received was from Shanghai Great World, whose Chinese name, "Jinisi", sounds similar to the Mandarin pronunciation of "Guinness". The firm is not connected to Guinness World Records, but is managed by the Shanghai Media Group, run by the Shanghai government. According to Guinness, the world record is held by Jorge Ojeda-Guzman, who spent 205 days on a wire in 1993.
References
edit- ^ "Adili Wuxor, Chinese Tightrope Walker, Breaks World Record (PHOTOS)". 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016 – via Huff Post.
- ^ "Chinese Tightrope Walker sets new world record". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Don't look down! China's 'Prince of Tightrope Walking' crosses Pearl River". 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-19 – via The Independent.
- ^ Beijing Bird's Nest Hosts New Guinness Tightrope Record Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, 2010-07-02 21:08:23, Retrieved 2010-07-13
- ^ Reuters, China tightrope walker set up for a fall Archived 2010-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, "Ben Blanchard", 5 July 2010, Retrieved 13 July 2010.