Asian Cup gold medallist Shakil Ahmed has added one more feather to his cap when he set up a world record in indoor rowing by completing one lakh metres in above-40 years category in Kolkata. Shakil began his record-setting indoor rowing feat in Salt Lake stadium complex at  8 a.m. yesterday and achieved the milestone of covering one lakh metres of simulated distance in 10 hours.
 
Secretary of  West Bengal Rowing Association Souvik Ghosh and Committee Member Aniruddha Mukherjee said they would now certify the feat to the authorities of Limca Book of Records for entering the achievement in their record book.  Rowing Federation of India General Secretary Girish Phadnis congratulated Shakil for the unique feat.