Manjit Singh

By: Harmohan Singh Walia

70 years old Manjit Singh is a strongman. He belongs to Mahilpur village near Hoshiarpur (Punjab). He moved to Leicestershire (UK) in 1977. He holds a number of Guinness World Records for feats of strength concerned with pulling large obstacles. Manjit has recently appeared in the third series of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and stunned the audience with his talent. On his ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ audition, he blew into and burst a hot water bottle, before pulling a minivan with his ears.

Manjit, the Iron man was in Sydney and he pulled a van in Glenwood Gurdwara with his ears in front of about 500 people including children.

Manjit Singh An Iron Man

He is a serial breaker and setter of Guinness World Records and at last count is noted as holding 31, including pulling an empty double-decker bus over 55 feet with his teeth, pulling a double-decker with 54 passengers on board with one hand for a distance of 180 feet and pulling a similar bus with 30 people aboard for 256 feet using only his ponytail, using his ears to lift 85 kg and hauling an 8 tonne mobile library for 1800 cm. In 1995 he pulled a 203,000-pound Vulcan bomber for 15.24 cm using a harness round his body.

Manjit Singh is the Director of a security

MARCH I 2019 company in UK, he set up in 1998.

He also raised charitable donations for a small sports and fitness school Manjit plans to build for the poor children of Mahilpur, his native village near the city of Hoshiarpur in Punjab, through his feats of strength. His charity is called the Manjit Fitness Academy. He also appeared on the Jay Leno Show in LA where he lifted Miss USA with his ears. He has been on Sony TV ‘Entertainment ke liey khuch bhi karega’ where he picked Imran Khan film actor with his hair. In July 2011 he managed to lift 14 kg with his eye socket setting a new world record for the Guinness Book.

Khel Khel Mein Gia Jain’s Journey to Weet-Bix TRYathlon 2020 Star Kid

Promoting active, confident and healthy kids is the sole purpose behind Sanitarium Weet Bix Kids TRYathalon. It is the largest kids TRYathalon series on the planet and tours nationally from February to May each year. This event provides a big experience in a fun, safe and rewarding environment to boost their confidence to give each activity a TRY. These events aren’t about being sporty or winning at all costs. They’re about getting out there and giving it a go, laughing with friends or having fun with family. Above all, they’re By Poonam Naik

about inclusiveness, building self-confidence and instilling a love of physical activity that will last a lifetime.

The 2020 Weetbix TRYathalon Star kid is Gia Jain. She loves sports and trying new things. She has been participating in the TRYathalon since last 4 years. She was one of the 13 finalists nationwide. It’s an annual family event for Gia where her brother also participates. She enjoys the running part of the TRYathalon as she gets to see her parents cheering for her at the finish line. Swimming in the Olympic aquatic centre was the most challenging experience for Gia but she battled it by just giving it a TRY.

Gia’s top training tips include to always give everything a TRY, eat healthy and celebrate good times with family and friends. Kudos to Gia. We hope to see a budding desi face soon on those Weetbix boxes and social media campaigns.