5 May 2019

Mohammed Ali: Last Man Sitting

From Sunday Morning, 8:37 am on 5 May 2019
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Photo: CC0 1.0 Universal Domain

It's not often you get rewarded for sitting down and doing nothing, but in the case of Mohammed Ali, sitting down and taking it easy in this case, for more than three days straight, has seen the Nadi man win a new house worth $60k and claim an unofficial world record. Ali, who works for Douglas Pharmaceuticals in Fiji, claimed the prize after outlasting 19 other competitors in the Bum Mein Hai Dum competition, which was hosted by Hindi radio station, Mirchi FM. Jim caught up with Ali to find out how he managed to outlast the field and summon the courage and determination to sit down for 77 hours and 34 minutes despite the entire experience being a literal pain in the backside.