Dr Kjey Dedicates Third World Record To Late Father

KUALA LIPIS, June 30 (Bernama) -- Fitness athlete K. Jey Prabakaran Thevar or better known as Dr Kjey dedicated his third world record-breaking feat in the 18-hour non-stop cardio and weightlifting event to his late father.

Last Sunday, the 29-year-old athlete successfully set his third world record through the event, thus cementing his name in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) and Influencer Book of World Records.

The historic attempt began as early as 4 am and ended at 11 pm at Healthland Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

Jey Prabakaran also described the feat as having a special meaning for him who lost his father, Kunasigaran Suppiya Thevar, who passed away on March 3, 1999.

"Despite growing up without a father's love, the loss was a source of inspiration and strength that motivated me to continue fighting until I succeeded in bringing glory to the country on the world stage," he told reporters here yesterday.

Dr Kjey has previously set records in MBOR and Guinness World Records (GWR) through the 12-hour and 15-hour cardio and weightlifting non-stop challenge in 2023 and 2024, in addition to also breaking the Asian record with a time of 13 hours.

The Kuala Lipis, Pahang native said preparations for creating the new world record began immediately after he completed the national record challenge in conjunction with National Sports Day in October last year.

Commenting on the attempt, Jey Prabakaran said he faced various challenges including having to lose weight, in addition to struggling to overcome fatigue and drowsiness throughout the attempt to break the record.

"For this challenge, I completely changed my eating pattern to a vegetarian diet and managed to lose 32 kilogrammes before making the record attempt," he said.

Meanwhile, Dr Kjey, who is also the president of the Malaysian India Fitness Association, hopes his achievement can inspire more youth to adopt a healthy lifestyle and venture into fitness.

He also plans to attempt a national record of 5,000 jumping jacks in five hours in conjunction with National Sports Day scheduled to be held next October.

-- BERNAMA