MAN WITH NO LEGS BECOMES PUSH-UP RECORD HOLDER: DOUBLE AMPUTEE SOLDIER FROM GEORGIA MANAGES 36 PLANCHE PUSH-UPS IN 38.25 SECONDS

Corporal Temur Dadiani, 22, a double amputee military serviceman from Georgia sets the planche push-ups world record in Tbilisi on Sunday

 A double amputee soldier from Georgia, who was seriously injured while serving in Afghanistan, has set a world record for planche push-ups.

Corporal Temur Dadiani, 22, lost both his legs after standing on an improvised explosive device while serving in Helmand province in August 2011.

Cpl Dadiani has now successfully set a new world record by performing 36 planche push-ups in just 38.25 seconds.

 The 'amputee push-ups' record attempt was held at The Ministry of Defence of Georgia, in Tbilisi, yesterday.

A planche push-up is a difficult form of exercise which requires good strength and balance in order to hold yourself up using your arms only.

Cpl Dadiani was watched in his world record attempt by friends, colleagues, and Vakhtang Kapanadze, Chief of General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces.

The soldier lost both his limbs while on patrol during the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. 

ISAF is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the UN Security Council in 2001.

Its main purpose is to train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and aid in rebuilding key government institutions, but has engaged in combat. 

All NATO member states contribute with troops to ISAF, as well as a number of non-member states including Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and Finland.