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Brezna, Montenegro Reuters —Seven competitors lying down on mats are vying for the coveted title of “Laziest Citizen” after smashing the previous record in a satirical contest held annually in a holiday resort in northern Montenegro. A lying down record of 117 hours was set at last year’s contest in the resort village of Brezna, but as this year’s competition entered a 20th day on Thursday, the remaining contestants said they were determined to keep going. She said the seven remaining contestants from a starting field of 21 had been lying down for 463 hours so far. Participants use their phones inside a hut, during a satirical contest to mock a popular myth that labels Montenegrins as lazy. “We have everything we need here, company is fantastic, time goes by quickly,” he said.
Persons: , Dubravka Aksic, Radonja Blagojevic, Vasiljevic, Filip Knezevic, Organizations: Montenegro Reuters — Locations: Brezna, Montenegro, Laziest, Mojkovac
Montenegrins vie for record in lying down contest
  + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/4] Participants lay inside a hut, as they participate in a satirical contest to mock a popular myth that labels Montenegrins as lazy people, in the village of Brezna, Pluzine, Montenegro, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic Acquire Licensing RightsBREZNA, Montenegro, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Seven competitors lying down on mats are vying for the coveted title of "Laziest Citizen" after smashing the previous record in a satirical contest held annually in a holiday resort in northern Montenegro. A lying down record of 117 hours was set at last year's contest in the resort village of Brezna, but as this year's competition entered a 20th day on Thursday, the remaining contestants said they were determined to keep going. She said the seven remaining contestants from a starting field of 21 had been lying down for 463 hours so far. ($1 = 0.9338 euros)Reporting by Stevo Vasiljevic and Aleksandar Vasovic Editing by Helen PopperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Stevo, Dubravka Aksic, Radonja Blagojevic, Filip Knezevic, Stevo Vasiljevic, Aleksandar Vasovic, Helen Popper Our Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Brezna, Pluzine, Montenegro, Mojkovac
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