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Man completes 12-hour darts world record attempt

Sammy Jenkins
BBC News, Wiltshire
Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
BBC News, West of England
Tom Barkham Tom smiling at the camera, with a thumb up, holding an iPad that has his total score on it standing in front of a banner that says 'Guinness World Record official attempt'Tom Barkham
Tom Barkham said his arm felt "non-existent" after throwing darts for 12 hours

A school cover manager has provisionally set the Guinness World Record for scoring the most points on a dartboard in 12 hours.

Tom Barkham, from Wroughton, Wiltshire, set the world record at The Carter's Rest pub on Saturday and had aimed to score 160,000.

Raising funds for Prospect Hospice, the amateur level darts player ended up achieving a score of 166,612.

Mr Barkham said his "calves felt like concrete" and his arm was "somewhat non-existent" but he felt relieved to complete the challenge.

Mr Barkham said: "I've never done anything like this before.

"It feels like someone injected concrete into my calves my right arm is somewhat non-existent.

"I started off terribly, I think the nerves got to me, and then at the end of the first hour I was about 30 mins ahead of schedule.

"At around 6pm I was taking my socks and shoes off to get some feeling back into my feet.

"I thought, 'Am I going to get this done":[]}