Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Shiba, the brand of gummy products in Shiva manufacturing company of Tehran, Iran, set a record for making the biggest gummy candy.  They made the biggest dolphin shaped gummy, measuring 355 cm in length, 207 cm width, 64 cm height, and weighing 1,212.5 kg (2,673.10 Ibs), as confirmed on January 16, 2023.

M.S. Gowrimai (born on May 8, 1974) of Tamil Nadu, India set a record for performing Bharatnatyam relay dance by maximum teams. A total of 25 teams performed Bharatnatyam dance at Malli Vidhyalaya High School, on January 8, 2023. The performance started at 7:10 am and continued till 9:35 wherein each team having at least 10 participants danced in any one of the four jathis; Puspanjali, Gowthuvam, Patham, Kollatam, Bharathiar song in 20 minutes.

Sumiko Iwamura (born on January 27, 1935) of Japan, set a record of being the oldest professional club DJ. She works at Shinjuku’s Decabar Z on a regular basis, as well as does shows across the globe, including Paris and New Zealand, at the age of 87 years, 11 months and 16 days, as confirmed on January 12, 2023.

Masao Gunji of Chiba, Japan set a record for the largest collection of Hello Kitty memorabilia. He collected 5,169 items including plushies, bento boxes, towels, stationery items, lining the walls, tables and floors of his home, as confirmed on January 12, 2023.

Sara (born on November 17, 2010) of Punjab, India, set a record for being the youngest to perform hand shadowgraphy. She made 20 different hand shadows of various creatures in 50 seconds at the age of 10 years, 2 months and 16 days, as confirmed on December 13, 2022.

Shivanya Prashanth (born on December 4, 2012) of Kerala, India (currently residing in Muscat), set a record for performing the maximum number of hula hoop spins on inline skates around a hair bun. She performed 109 hula hoop spins on inline skates around a hair bun in one minute at the age of 9 years, 11 months and 17 days, as confirmed on November 28, 2022.

Milna Ashlin (born on December 4, 2018) of Kerala, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of hula hoop spins. She performed 401 hula hoop spins in 2 minutes and 50 seconds at the age of 4 years, as confirmed on December 12, 2022.

Lim Kai Yi of Butterworth, Malaysia, set a record of being the fastest to solve Mr. Potato head puzzle. He solved a fully disassembled toy and added the feet, arms, face and hat of a plastic potato. He completed the feat with a time of 5 seconds and 43 milliseconds, as confirmed on January 11, 2023.

Shen Xiaoshi of Beijing, China, set a record of arranging the largest stack of bowling balls. He balanced 10 bowling balls one over the other in 2 hours, as confirmed on January 12, 2023.

Motex Healthcare Corp and Center Healthcare Technology co. ltd. of Taiwan, China, set a record for making the largest face mask (surgical mask). The mask measures 8.3 m x 4.79 m and the area of the record-setting mask, when laid flat, is 39.76 m², as confirmed on January 11, 2023.