Official World Record Sympathizes with the Cause of Nurse Jessica Anderson and Opens the Process to Register the World Record for the London Marathon in a Normal 21st Century Uniform

The international organization, founded in Europe, Official World Record (OWR) together with Guinness World Records (GWR) is the world record authority with the most prestige and truthfulness in the world at a global level.
Although GWR is better known, OWR is the only one in the world that has the sole endorsement of the Council of the notariats in all over the world, for its recognized rigour. The difference between the two organizations is that while GWR publishes books to sell them, our organization is only dedicated to verify and register the records without taking into account the commercial aspect. Being this feature along with the notaries, our touch of distinction that makes us different from the GWR and any other organization of local records.

Today, when we have learned through the media, of the non-acceptance of nurse Jessica Anderson's record of running the London Marathon more fast in nurse's uniform (female category) by the GWR with the objection that the uniform was not a dress with blue or white skirt, apron and beanie, the OWR International Acceptance Committee in an extraordinary session has met to assess the distinction by our organization in accordance with our strictness standards for a record that seems clear in the twenty-first century, and register it as a cry for equality between women and men, also taking into account that the English nurse made the record to raise funds for charitable purposes.

From OWR we understand that for a nurse's uniform to be recognized, the only requirement that must be given is that it is actually used by an approved medical center. For this reason, OWR, which is also a specialist in registering marathon records all over the world, and taking into account the registration of inclusive records...

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