Inline hockey attempts record

Namibia’s inline hockey players will attempt to once again get their names in the history books as they plan to break the Guinness world record for the longest inline hockey game.The record attempt will take place at the Scorpions Inline Hockey Club in Otjiwarongo from Friday to Sunday.Namibia previously held the record, having achieved this in September 2013.That record was set on the old Scorpions club concrete rink, which made conditions quite harsh.This time breaking the record will be attempted under better conditions because the Scorpions club has a new court, with a roof for shade, proper sports court flooring and walls for protection from the wind and sand. Many of players that took part in 2013 will be participating.As a result excitement and planning is reaching fever pitch as they exchange ideas on what worked best, or not during the last time.In 2013, the Scorpions club delegates played for 27 hours and 7 seconds against a team consisting of members from the other registered clubs in Namibia. The final score was 316 to 291 in Scorpions’ favour. That record fell in February 2016 when the inline hockey club IH Samurai Iserlohn in Iserlohn, Germany, played against players from Team Sauerland: Mendener Mambas and Highlander Lüdenscheid.During that match the new Guinness World Record was set at 30 hours.After getting permission from Guinness, Namibia will now attempt to reclaim their title with 32 players, divided into two 16 player teams - NIIHA OTB and NIIHA Theo’s Superspar – due to play each other.There are rules to follow, one of which is ensuring that neither team’s number of players drops below eight.Every change up, every goal, and every penalty needs to be recorded with the exact hour, minute and second. This record keeping must be done by stewards, who are only allowed to work two-hour shifts at a time.Two independent witnesses will be overseeing the game as well as the stewards.The witnesses have to sign off all records and logbooks every two hours. Everything has to be recorded, and the full video footage needs to be made available to Guinness. All logs and records have to correlate precisely with the recorded footage. Two referees will also be on the rink at all times, and all the rules, as would apply in normal games, will apply to this marathon session. The only change is that the game will be lasting at least 36 hours, with no halftime, time-outs or breaks in between.One FM radio station will be present throughout the attempt, and will keep the players and listeners entertained with updates and music.The game is expected to start at 21:00 on Friday with the finish set for 09:00 on Sunday morning, when the game has reached 36 hours of action. HEIKE DEDIG & VIKKI DE JAGER

Inline hockey attempts record

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Namibian Sun 2025-09-18

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