The World Record of ‘longest hug by a pair’ has been achieved by Ron O’Neil and Theresa Kerr from Ontario, Canada.

On 13th June 2010; in an event at Centennial Park in Ontario to generate funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) this record was attempted. The total duration of the act of hugging each other was a continuous 24 hours, 33 minutes. Both Ron and Theresa are diabetes prevention and cure activists and are working hard to raise funds for research and treatment of this disease.