Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
3 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Publisher signals
68/100
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Perth woman Esther Fischer has turned the record books upside down, becoming the world's oldest person to perform a handstand.
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Fischer → turn → handstand
To break the world record, the 75-year-old retiree had to hold the stance for at least 15 seconds with no assistance.
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retiree → break → assistance
On August 31, she did not just break the record - she smashed it.
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she → break → it
"I did 55 seconds, not just 15," she said.
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she → do → seconds
"If you Google me, who's the oldest person who can hold a handstand, my name comes up.
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name → google → handstand
Ms Fischer said the idea was struck over a coffee with friends, after someone questioned who might have held such a record.
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who → say → record
Their research told them it was a 74-year-old man from the United States.
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it → tell → States
"The girls said to me, 'Esther, you can do that,'" Ms Fischer said.
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Fischer → say → that
"And I looked at his handstands online on the Guinness Book of Records, and I thought, yeah, I can do that, I think."
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I → look → that
Ms Fischer said that while she could already do a handstand, it was not something she mastered overnight.
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she → say → handstand
"It took me three years," she said.
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she → take → years
"It just took ages and ages and ages and one day I hit it.
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I → take → it
Her accomplishment has inspired others to take on the challenge.
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accomplishment → inspire → challenge
The gym where Ms Fischer has been a member for 10 years introduced a longevity class.
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Fischer → introduce → class
Gym owner Jacob Moffitt said the class is about helping people 60 and over get strong.
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people → say → ?
"[It improves] their quality of movement and their quality of life," he said.
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he → improve → life
"Esther's one of the primary students of that class as well, and that's now attracted probably half a dozen [people] that come along to that class regularly."
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that → attract → class
Mr Moffitt said Ms Fischer is a good example that people can start at any time.
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people → say → time
"She was never a gymnast, was never an athlete in her youth, she just started at 65 years old or 64, I think and then went from there," he said.
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he → start → youth
Ms Fischer said she is proud of her accomplishment but is already setting her mind to a new goal.
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she → say → goal
"I'm working on a one-arm [handstand]," she said.
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she → work → handstand
"I've been doing that for two years now, and it's very hard.
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it → do → years
"I could be the oldest person to do it, but I don't know whether it's going to work or not."
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it → do → it
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