In Rare Incident... Russian Losses 10 kg in 5 hours

In a strange and rare incident, a Russian man lost nearly ten kilograms in just five hours, after five-hour continuous jogging.

The official Russian news agency, "Sputnik", said that 66-year-old Bahama Igobov managed to jog continuously for five hours, during which he lost 9.3 kilograms of weight, according to a Sky News Arabia report published Monday.

The Ministry of Sports in the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian Federation announced that Igobov underwent a medical examination after the end of the five hours. The doctors measured blood pressure and other vital signs and found that they were normal.

The man weighed 88 kilograms before running, according to Sputnik, while his achievement was sent to "Guinness" in order to be registered as a record in the world encyclopedia.

Igobov was honored by the local government in Dagestan, where he was awarded a certificate after setting a new record in weight loss.

Igobov, a dentist, was a former athletic champion in athletics, winning local and international titles.