Afua Asantewaa claims she is still unaware of the reason behind her exclusion, despite Guinness World Records authorities disclosing that she was disqualified for her sing-a-thon attempt due to rule violations.
The Guinness World Records said on Friday, February 23, 2024, that Afua Asantewaa of Ghana was unable to surpass her own record for the longest singing marathon, which she had attempted in December 2023.
“Afua Asantewaa’s singathon attempt was not successful due to guidelines around rest break timings not being met. These rules are standard across all of our ‘longest marathon’ records,” PR Executive for the Guinness World Records, Alina Polianskaya replied to a mail by Joy FM.
Afua stated in a Graphic Showbiz interview that she had not yet received word from the GWR regarding the specific reason or reasons why she had not made it.
“Just like everyone else, I also read on the Internet that I was disqualified because of the rest breaks I took. Truth be told, as of Monday, February 26, I had still not received any letter or message from the Guinness World Record because I was not able to access my GWR portal.
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“So I complained to them and I only heard from them on Tuesday, February 27. Although they didn’t give reasons why I was disqualified, the message only said I was unsuccessful and that anytime I was ready to give it a go again, they would apply internally for me. So, the people calling me a liar don’t know what they are talking about”, she said to Graphic Showbiz.
Regarding her second attempt at the GWR, Afua Asantewaa stated that she had not yet decided when to schedule a time with her team. For the time being, all she could say was that she was really appreciative of the overwhelming support Ghanaians had given her.
“The love shown me was so huge, it was massive and I thank Ghanaians very much but in my next attempt, if even I don’t get support, I will still go ahead and do it because I am one person who doesn’t give up easily”, she concluded.
