Students clinch world hug record

Amanda Borg, head of community fund-raising at the Christie, with record-breakers Faisal Mohyud-Din (left) and Mohammed Azeem.

IT was hugs all round for a pair of students who clinched the world hugging record at Boundary Park yesterday.

Faisal Mohyud-Din (18) and Mohammed Azeem (21) began the challenge at 8.20pm on Monday and were aiming to beat the current 24hr 1min record.

The Salford University students smashed the record by 16min 30 sec during half-time at last night’s match between Oldham Athletic and Leyton Orient.

The event was organised to herald the countdown to Oldham’s new £17 million radiotherapy centre opening next Tuesday.

A spokeswoman for the Christie Hospital said: “There was a huge cheer from fans at Boundary Park when they broke the record.”