Mexicans chase a world record wave - but is the trend even Mexican?
It's a tradition repeated in stadiums across the world, with crowds of spectators rising up in a rippling roar. The largest wave so far, according to Guinness World Records, was at a Nascar racing event in the American state of Tennessee in 2008, when 157,574 people joined a wav
It's a tradition repeated in stadiums across the world, with crowds of spectators rising up in a rippling roar.
The largest wave so far, according to Guinness World Records, was at a Nascar racing event in the American state of Tennessee in 2008, when 157,574 people joined a wave that swept around the stadium.
Now, as part of the countdown to the World Cup, Mexico City is attempting to surpass that mark.
The chosen location was not a stadium, but an urban setting ideal for spreading a visible, continuous wave: the emblematic Paseo de la Reforma, an iconic arterial road inspired by European boulevards.
On Saturday, thousands gathered along the avenue and, after several practice runs, made their record attempt.
"Mexico, Mexico!" crowds shouted as they threw their arms in the air, many dressed in the bright green jersey of the Mexican national team.
Guinness officials are now analysing the effort to determine whether a new world record has been set.
The city is a fitting venue: it was here, 40 years ago, that this unique form of collective expression first captured global attention.
