Longest hug relay

Longest hug relay
Who
Fundación Teletón México A.C
What
1,290 people
Where
Mexico (Feria Chapultepec, Mexico City)
When

The longest hug relay consists of 1,290 people and was achieved by Fundación Teletón México A.C. (Mexico), in Mexico City, Mexico, on 10 December 2016.

Fundación Teletón A.C. is a non-profit organization which helps children with disabilities and every year they have a one-day fundraising event to promote their cause, which includes the presence of local artists.

The event was broadcast on TV by the Televisa channel in Mexico, USA and several other Latin America countries. The record attempt was part of the fundraising activities that happened during the day.