Duo smash table tennis rally World Record for charity…

The pair from Bristol wanted to smash the time for the longest rally – after Dan and his dad’s last record was toppled

If you’ve ever played table tennis – you might have done it for an hour (or maybe even two) – but a pair from Bristol haven’t just carried out a marathon match, they’ve done the longest ever rally.

The friends, Dan Ives and Lloyd Gregory, completed the challenge over at Bristol’s PingPod over the weekend (21 June) for the Sands charity, after Dan sadly lost his daughter four years ago.

Ever since, he’s tried to do something for charity in memory of Lily Rae Ives – as part of ‘Lily’s Legacy’ – with the cash going towards its work of helping parents through supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

Other fundraisers they‘ve done include 10,000 steps a day for a whole month – as well as a Boxing Day starlight walk.

Dan, originally from London, originally had the record for the longest table tennis rally with his dad, but when it was broken by another pair just after lockdown, he decided to reach heights (hopefully) nobody would ever be able to beat.And that’s when he signed-up his friend, Lloyd, who’s currently based in South Wales.