Friday, October 11, 2013

 Longest distance made by employees in a stadium: ING Belgium sets world record


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- ING Belgium sa/nv employees have covered by feet (or wheelchair for handicapped) a distance of 3128 kilometers during an event in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels (Belgium) – setting the new world record for the longest distance made by the employees of the same company in a stadium
while raising funds for UNICEF, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/ . Longest distance made by employees in a stadium: ING Belgium sets world record

  Photo: 4.533 employees of ING Belgium sa/nv teamed up in the King Baudoin Stadium to set a new world record. During this event, they were encouraged to cover the longest distance made by the employees of a same company in a stadium.( enlarge photo )

The Guinness World Records' record for the Longest human powered flight (distance) was set by Kanellos Kanellopoulos (Greece) who pedalled his Daedalus 88 aircraft 115.11 km (71.52 miles) from Heraklion, Crete, to the Greek island of Santorini on 23 April 1988. His epic flight lasted 3 hr 54 min 59 sec.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the longest distance run three legged in 12 hours; it is 66.02 km (41.02 miles), achieved by Tom Vanhinsbergh and Ben Le Beau (both UK), in Crawley, West Sussex, UK.

  4.533 employees of ING Belgium sa/nv teamed up in the King Baudoin Stadium to set a new world record.

  During this event, organized by the d'side group they were encouraged to cover the longest distance made by the employees of a same company in a stadium.

  The aims of this event are twofold:
  - to show that we can do great things when we work as a team
  - to collect money for the UNICEF (ING Belgium sa/nv has given 10 euros by kilometer covered). Longest distance made by employees in a stadium: ING Belgium sets world record

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  "We wanted to organise an event which would demonstrate concretely that each employee's individual contribution is indispensable to accomplish important common objectives, comments Rik Vandenberghe, CEO of ING Belgium.

  "We are very proud of the enthusiasm generated and the success of the event. It is thanks to the day-to-day commitment of all its employees that ING Belgium is and will stay a healthy and influential bank in the Belgian economy."


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   Publication: October 11, 2013


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