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Giant pumpkins are competing for the world record in California, as reported by AP News. The current global record stands at 2,819 lb, set in 2025 by twins Paton. Recent UK events saw provisional records set despite challenging weather, highlighting the intense competition in this niche agricultural sector.
Tigst Assefa won the 2026 Berlin Marathon in 2:11:04, setting a new course record and personal best, but a late-race injury prevented her from breaking the women's world record. She led by a minute at 15km and was on record pace at 35km, but slowed dramatically in the final two kilometers. The win secures her third Berlin title, while Guye Adola won the men's race in 2:02:50.
Lian Yunzhi, a six-year-old from Chengdu, China, has established a new women’s world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube. She achieved an average time of 4.27 seconds across five solves at a World Cube Association-certified competition in Guangzhou on September 16, 2026. This followed a previous record-setting average of 4.52 seconds in Wuhan on September 13. Her parents report she practices two to three hours daily, mastering over 1,300 algorithms.
Japanese swimmer Ohashi Shin, 17, set a new world record in the men’s 200m breaststroke at the 2026 Asian Games in Tokyo, clocking 2:04.83. The teenager achieved this despite battling a high fever and recent illness, becoming the first man to break the 2:05 barrier in the event. He secured his second gold medal of the Games, following a shared victory in the 100m breaststroke, and is now viewed as a primary contender for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Hundreds are expected to gather at Recess in Chicago’s West Loop to attempt the world record for most Malört shots taken simultaneously, with more than 1,000 participants anticipated. Tickets sold out, a livestream will run 6–8 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. record shot is planned; the event features Malört-themed bites, live entertainment, prize giveaways and celebrity appearances, with proceeds benefiting Ravenswood Community Services. Participants can join in-person or, via dozens of participating bars nationwide or at-home shots.
Masai Russell clocked a windless 12.09 seconds to set the world record in the 100m hurdles at a Zurich Diamond League meet, adding Olympic gold to her accolades and silencing online critics who doubted her abilities.
European champion Audrey Werro clocked 1:53.70 in Zurich, just 0.42 seconds off Jarmila Kratochvilova's 800m world record (1:53.28) and posted the third-fastest time ever, as two other world records fell: Alison dos Santos in the 400m hurdles (45.80) and Masai Russell in the women's 100m hurdles (12.09), with Femke Broeders-Bol also setting a Dutch 800m record (1:54.71).
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha set a new men's half marathon world record with 56:51 in Buenos Aires (subject to ratification), reclaiming the mark from Jacob Kiplimo, who had run 57:20. Kejelcha previously held 57:30 and is also noted for a sub-two-hour marathon in record-eligible conditions earlier this year in London, finishing second to Sebastian Sawe.
Australian swimmer Lani Pallister won the women’s 800 free at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, snapping Katie Ledecky’s 14-year international streak in the event and signaling she believes a world record in the 800 free is within reach, while noting she already holds the SCM 800 free world record.
American Kate Douglass set and then crushed the 50m freestyle world record at the Pan Pacific Championships, clocking 23.49 in the prelims and 23.19 in the final, while also taking silver in the 200m breaststroke and helping the U.S. win gold in the 4x100m medley relay for a rare three-medal night.
Kate Douglass blasted the women’s 50m free world record with 23.19 to win Pan Pacs Day 4, with Gretchen Walsh taking silver and Meg Harris bronze. Jamie Jack won the men’s 50m free in 21.35, while Alexy took silver. Canada’s Alexanne Lepage topped the women’s 200m breast in 2:21.73. Zac Stubblety-Cook claimed the men’s 200m breast in 2:08.09. Sam Short set a Pan Pacs meet and Australian record in the 1500m freestyle (14:33.97). Lani Pallister upset Katie Ledecky in the 800m free with a meet-record 8:06.10. The U.S. closed with a meet and US Open record in the women’s 4×100 medley relay (3:50.43) and the men’s 4×100 medley relay (3:29.06), with record splits highlighted by Gretchen Walsh’s fastest-ever 100 fly leg.
Day 4 prelims at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships featured a sprint-studded session: Kate Douglass blasted 23.49 to reclaim the women’s 50m free world record (with Gretchen Walsh close behind at 23.78) and Jamie Jack posted a Pan Pacific record 21.42 in the men’s 50m free; Shaine Casas failed to crack the 200m IM final, while Japan led the men’s 200m breast prelims with Shin Ohashi at 2:08.90 and Yamato Fukasawa at 2:09.72, and Kate Douglass along with Kotomi Kato posted strong times in the women’s 200m breast. Slower heats in the 800m and 1500m saw Caitlin Deans and Benjamin Goedemans post the morning's best times, respectively, setting the stage for tonight’s finals under the meet’s two-per-country rules.
Germany's Johannes Liebmann smashed the men's 1500m freestyle world record at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris with 14:26.79, becoming the first to dip under 14:30 since Grant Hackett in 2001, while American Kate Douglass set a new women's 50m freestyle world mark at the Pan Pacific Championships in California with 23.49 seconds, reclaiming the record from Gretchen Walsh.
Katie Ledecky won the Pan Pacific 1500m freestyle in 15:36.09 to extend her 16-year win streak, edging Lani Pallister (15:38.62) and cementing her status atop the event’s history; Pallister’s time made her the second-fastest ever behind Simona Quadarella. The U.S. also set a world record in the mixed 4x100m medley relay (Will Modglin, Van Mathias, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass) in 3:36.70.
Brazilian speedrunner LeKukie’s 4:54.365 Super Mario Bros. run leaves only about 100 milliseconds and six frames to shave across 8-4, with Kosmic suggesting a perfect run might be within days as the community’s hardware tweaks and new tricks push toward a flawless, frame-perfect performance across the game.