10-year-old David Abrahamyan from the Armenian town of Talin has entered the Guinness World Records after completing 191 consecutive one-legged hops on a moving treadmill, setting a new record in the discipline and the latest achievement from the Hi-Am Dyutsaznatun Sports Center, which has now produced 28 officially registered Guinness World Records, reports Armenpress.
David completed the challenge on a treadmill moving at a speed of 6.5 kilometers per hour, surpassing the previous record of 183 hops and securing international recognition. On June 26, Roman Sahradyan, director of the Hi-Am Dyutsaznatun Sports Center and a multiple Guinness World Records holder, presented David with the certificate and medal, which had arrived in Armenia from Guinness.
The achievement was announced during a press conference, where David spoke about his journey. He said he joined the center around a year ago after hearing about it from friends, with the initial goal of simply staying physically active.
“I first came just to train, but Coach Roman inspired me and helped me set a Guinness World Record, for which I am very grateful,” David said.
According to David, the accomplishment has also changed the way his peers see him. He noted that some of his friends have become interested in joining the sports center and pursuing similar achievements themselves.
“It is very inspiring because very few people get to set a Guinness World Record. At the age of 10, it was certainly very difficult, and a lot of hard work lay ahead, but we succeeded,” he said.
Sahradyan said David broke a record, which the center named the “Race of the Heroes,” that had previously been set by seven-year-old Narek Gljyan in the same discipline. He framed the rivalry as a driver of results.
“As you can see, there is healthy competition among the children, and that is very important,” Sahradyan said. “They strive to train, succeed, and set new benchmarks. If David had not broken Narek’s record, Narek would not now be motivated to pursue new achievements. It is this healthy competition that produces such results.”
Sahradyan added that Armenia leads the world in Guinness record holders, having passed the threshold of 100, and described the Talin branch, which opened in 2021, as the only sports center in Armenia uniting young people to set records in both the Armenian Book of Records and Guinness.
According to the foundation, athletes training at the center have collectively set 28 officially registered Guinness World Records between 2021 and 2026. Eleven of those records were achieved in 2025 alone. Certificates confirming eight of the records have already arrived in Armenia, while three remain pending. If all three are confirmed, the center’s official total will reach 31.
Nshan Adjemian, president of the Hi-Am Foundation, described the sports center as an important institution for both the Talin region and Armenia more broadly. He said the foundation has worked with Sahradyan for around five years and, three months ago, authorized him to represent the Hi-Am Foundation across all of Armenia.
“The results speak for themselves,” Adjemian said. “We see a growing number of children who want to train at the center, as well as an increasing number of Guinness World Records. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Hi-Am Foundation, and we are pleased to have created these opportunities and inspired children to achieve success.”
The sports center is also preparing a major record-setting event in Talin on June 29. Fourteen athletes, mostly under the age of 16, are expected to attempt 17 records, seven of them Guinness World Records and the rest in the Armenian Book of Records. At the event, David will attempt a new record, a one-minute star jump in which he will try to exceed 119 jumps, while Gljyan will compete against him in an effort to reclaim his title.
