Not enough ‘Kyles’ show up in Kyle for world record attempt

The City of Kyle didn’t take home a world record Sunday evening – but it did hang out with 1,800 of its same-named friends. City leaders hosted the “Gathering of the Kyles” world record attempt Sunday afternoon at the Kyle Fair Tex-Travaganza, inviting anyone with the name “Kyle” – spelled that exact way – to attend. The city was vying to host the largest same-name gathering.

The current Guiness World Record is nearly six years old, set by Kupreski Kosci in Bosnia and Herzegovina July 30, 2017. That record saw 2,325 Ivans participate. Sunday’s event marks the city’s fourth attempt at breaking the record, per a city release.