Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 19 August 2026

Most Skydivers with National Flags Set Guinness World Record on August 7, 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 19 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Three Indian skydivers were among 65 participants who set a Guinness World Record for the most skydivers jumping together with national flags from a single aircraft.
  • The record-breaking jump took place in Libya on August 7, 2026, at an altitude of 13,000 feet.
  • The Guinness World Records officially confirmed the record on August 14, 2026.
  • The Indian participants were Jamsheer Thanalot from Kerala, Abhishek Rawat from Uttar Pradesh, and Isha Raj from Bihar.
  • The skydivers represented 38 nationalities and jumped from a military Ilyushin Il-76TD aircraft.

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