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An Iranian man balanced 85 spoons over his body to create a Guinness World Record. Abolfazl Saber Mokhtari (50), showed his unique talent and broke records by holding 85 spoons over his body, which is a talent he reportedly has had since childhood and can hold any object over the body. Mokhtari said, after practice and dedication, he broke Spain's Marcoz Ruis Ceballos's record of holding 64 spoons. 

Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian to win a silver at the BWF World Championships in Spain on December 19. Although he won a silver, he felt sorry for losing against Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the final by 21-15, 22-20. ''I just wasn't able to finish it, but he played very well,'' said Srikanth. However, Loh also became the first male player to win gold from Singapore. 

Russia's Daniil Medvedev defeated Croatia's Marin Cilic to win the Davis Cup in Madrid on December 6. Medvedev secured the match by 7-6 (7), 6-2 against Cilic. The win has come after 2006 when Russia won its first Davis Cup, reported PTI. ''I'm more happy for the team than for myself,'' said Medvedev. Earlier, Russia's Andrey Rublev also won against Croatia's Borna Gojo, giving Russia a lead. 

Over 5000 people were evacuated on Spain's La Palma island, part of the Canary Islands archipelago, before the volcanic eruption on September 19. Reportedly, an earthquake magnitude of 4.2 also jolted the island before the eruption and the last eruption was reported here in 1971. Meanwhile, the president of La Palama island, Mariano Hernandez said, ''There are no immediate reports of death but the lava flows made him concerned".

Spanish shuttler Carolina Marin has dropped out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to her knee injury. Marin torn her left knee's anterior cruciate ligament along with both meniscus. The three-time world champion said, “It won't be possible. I know that I am in safe hands and have a lot of people by my side.” Marin defeated India’s PV Sindhu in the gold medal match at the 2016 Rio Olympics.