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Sophia Boadi to break Guinness world record of Read -A-Thon by doing over 150 hours of reading
A 27 year old Ghanaian lady is to challenge a Turkish national by breaking the Guinness world records of reading dubbed Read-A-THON. The event is scheduled for 15th to 21st March 2024 in Kumasi.
Sophia Boadi who only mentioned her profession as a confidential secretary hails from Kwamo near Ejisu in the Ashanti region.
At a short ceremony to formally introduce her self and officially introduce her challenge to the Kwamo traditional council, the aspiring record breaker
Sophia Boadi said the move was to inspire the younger generation and instill in them the culture of reading.
She said reading brings about exposure and increases proficiency in people particularly school children hence her quest to involve pupils at basic level in the challenge.
Sophia Boadi seeks to break the Read A-THON Guinness world record of 125hours of continues reading by moving to 150 hours and beyond.
The event is scheduled to take place at the Semenhyia Mall in Kumasi from 15th to 21st of March 2024.
Meanwhile the Chief of Kwamo Nana Owusu Nyanin has pledged his fullest support to Sophia and urged her to remain resolute in the challenge so as to bring honour and glory to the Kwamo area as well as Ashanti region and Ghana as a whole.
Nana Nyanin was enthused for Sophia to have chosen the reading record out of the lot. Reading he said broadens the knowledge of every individual an builds a civilised society
He there fore called on every one to support the bid of Sophia for victory at the end.
