Winnipeg group breaks ball hockey record set by Edmonton players

WINNIPEG - A group of friends in Winnipeg has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.

University student Chris Watchorn and more than 30 friends have been deemed to have played the longest marathon ball-hockey game - 100 hours and two minutes. The game was played last spring, and Watchorn only received the official confirmation of his world record this week. The new record shattered the previous mark of 30 hours set by a group in Edmonton in 2004.

Watchorn says the long game was hard on his body, but the official recognition is great.

He says the main goal was to raise money for cancer research, and he and friends managed to gather $25,000.