Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland set a world record of 77.96m to become women's hammer champion.
In her 800m freestyle race Adlington set a world record time of eight minutes 18.06 seconds.
And an attempt will be made to set a world record for the largest ever sit-down lunch.
But if one of those 9.7 billion set a world record for size, the world never found out.
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Last November Scott Owens of Gilbert, Ariz. set a world record (Extreme class) of 179.6 decibels inside his Ford F-250.
Together, they convincingly set a world record of 40.82, just ahead of the second-place Jamaicans, who posted a 41.41 time.
He also set a world record in the semifinals that has stayed on the record books in the intervening four years.
He set a world record in that race and in another race, prompting people to say of course, that lightning struck twice.
The Cornell Ranger, a walking robot developed by the Biorobotics and Locomotion Lab at Cornell, has set a world record by walking 40.5 miles without a recharge.
"This match will always remain a memorable one because of the victory and also because Sachin (Tendulkar) set a world record of 35 Test centuries here, " he added.
Meanwhile, a team of Yamaha motorcycle designers will attempt to set a world record of their own when they fly their pedal-powered airplane over 75 miles of the Pacific Ocean.
Meanwhile, Australia's Anna Meares set a world record to win the women's 500m time trial in a race she might well have missed had it not been for an injury to her older sister.
Split by linguistic differences between a Flemish-speaking north and a French-speaking south, voters in Belgium set a world record this year, by being unable to agree on a formal government since holding elections last June.
Australia were set a world record 546 to win in their four innings after England declared on 373-9 in their second innings but gave themselves hope after reaching 80-0 without loss at stumps on day three.
It set a new world record price for a work by a living artist.
The USA team tied the previous world record of 37.o4, but the Jamaican team set a new world record of 36.84.
France's Amaury Leveaux set a new world record in the 50m freestyle with a mark of 20.48, while Italy's men's relay team set a new world best of 1:32.91 in the 4x50m medley.
Pulling an all-nighter and then some, the Cornell robot Ranger set a new world record May 2 by walking 40.5 miles on a single battery charge without stopping or being touched.
He went on to set a new world record in the 200-meter event but later suffered a shock defeat in the final, his first competitive loss over the distance in nine years.
It would be a world record set indoors, but not a world indoor record.
And Londoner Angus MacFadyen set a Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon on crutches.
The latter had set a new world record in the dead lift: eleven hundred and seventeen pounds.
The Arctic Row team aims to set a Guinness world record and raise awareness of climate change.
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They won all three of their events and set a new world record at the Grand Prix Final.
Williamson was second in the women's S3 50m freestyle as Mexico's Patricia Valle set a new world record.
Swimmer Josef Craig from Jarrow, South Tyneside, set a new world record in the S7 400m freestyle final.
The auction house said the price paid for the 110.03-carat gem set a world auction record for yellow diamonds.
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The Nottinghamshire swimmer won gold in the 400m and 800m freestyle events in Beijing and set a new world record.
With 8 million sold in its first 60 days, it set a Guinness World Record for the fastest-selling consumer electronics device.
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