Romain Vandendorpe spent 2 hours 35 minutes in the ice to break a world record.
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It is frosted!
Saturday, Romain Vandendorpe spent more than two and thirty-five hours immersed in ice in the sports city of Wattrelos, in the metropolis of Lille.
The Northerner broke the world record of forty minutes by being placed in a transparent cabin filled with 1,500 kg of ice in front of referees, encouraged by his relatives and some support.
An action carried out in favor of the fight against pediatric cancers.
Aged 34, Romain Vandendorpe wanted to “go beyond human limits” to call for donations in favor of the Wonder Augustine association and show that “if we train, if we give everything, we can move forward, obtain results that can be achieved. make things better ”.
🇫🇷 In Wattrelos, Romain Vandendorpe broke the world record for immersion in ice, staying 2h35min and 43 seconds in a plexiglass cabin filled with ice cubes.
An exploit for the benefit of an association which fights against pediatric cancers
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Coming out of the ice once the record was broken, Romain Vandendorpe wanted to "send a big message to all children who are currently suffering from cancer: we must keep hope."
"He also" thought a lot about Augustine ", a little girl who died in October 2018 at the age of 4, whom the health professional had accompanied.
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