Republic Day: Obama's thumbs-up to BSF 'Janbaz' team's daredevil stunts

New Delhi, Jan 26: BSF's dare-devilish manoeuvres during its Republic Day parade at the Rajpath here earned a thumbs-up from US President Barack Obama today.

The force's 'Janbaz' team performed a numbers of stunts including 'harmony', 'peacock riding', 'acrobat', 'parallel bar', 'lotus', 'Jaguar', 'BSF tree', 'Seema Chowki Peetal' and was showed a thumbs-up by Obama.

His wife Michelle was seen clapping along as the contingent passed by. The Obamas watched a display of India's military might and cultural diversity at Rajpath.

President Pranab Mukherjee also cheered the BSF team as it performed daredevil stunts at the Rajpath.

The motorcycle team of BSF was raised in 1990. During 2006, 'Janbaz' achieved a world record by creating a human pyramid of 26 'Janbaz' on three motorcycles and covered a distance of 1 km in one minute 16 seconds.

It created another world record by carrying 40 men on a single motorcycle at a speed of 30 kmph.

PTI