A new Guinness World Record was created in Qatar Friday for the most nationalities - 114 - in a yoga lesson. The record was achieved at Aspire Zone by the Indian Sports Centre (ISC) under the aegis of the Indian embassy in Doha.

In a tweet, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar congratulated the Government of Qatar, ISC and the participants for the feat. "Glad to see yoga's global appeal manifesting in a new Guinness Record.
 
114 nationalities were represented at this yoga session in Qatar. Congratulate the Government of Qatar, Indian community sports centre and the participants," he tweeted.
 
In a related tweet, the Indian embassy said: "A proud and historic moment for the Indian community and Qatar as we make it to the Guinness World Records after Indian Sports Centre successfully conducted a yoga lesson for 114 nationalities at Aspire Zone."