61-Year-Old DonnaJean Wilde Sets New World Record with 5-Hour Abdominal Plank
DonnaJean Wilde, a 61-year-old Canadian woman, set a new world record by holding an abdominal plank for five hours at the Huntsman World Senior Games. This achievement surpassed her previous record of four hours and 30 minutes. Wilde's journey began after a wrist injury led her to adopt planking as exercise. Her feat, captured in a viral video, drew widespread admiration for her endurance and strength at an age when such physical challenges are rare.
First-hand measurement across 6 sources
We measured how 6 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (74/100). Lens Score 31/100.
Outlets measured: indianexpress, freepressjournal, ndtv, hindustantimes, economictimes, indiatoday. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (68–78/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 7 Oct, 03:07 pm. Other outlets followed.