Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Niranjana Raj (born on May 5, 2014) of Kerala, India, set a record for being the youngest to complete a half marathon. She successfully completed a half marathon (Ranipet Marathon 2023) of 21.1 km in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 22 seconds on December 24, 2023, at the age of 9 years, 7 months and 19 days, as confirmed on February 7, 2024.

Kamlabai Shivratanji Bhutada (born on July 17, 1949) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for writing the maximum number of mantras repeatedly. She has a hobby of writing spiritual content and has written the mantra ‘Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya’ repeatedly 2,20,000 (two lakh twenty thousand) times in 18 notebooks. She started writing this mantra on January 21, 2014 and finished on January 20, 2020, at the age of 70 years, 6 months, and 3 days, as confirmed on December 11, 2023.

Max Park of the USA set a record for the fastest average time to solve a 4x4x4 rotating puzzle cube at the Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 event in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He solved a 4x4x4 rotating puzzle cube in average 19 seconds and 380 milliseconds, as confirmed on October 30, 2023.

Zayn Khanani, a kid from the USA, set a record for solving a 2x2x2 rotating puzzle cube in the fastest average time at the Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023 event in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He solved a 2x2x2 rotating puzzle cube in an average time of 1 second and 100 milliseconds, as confirmed on October 30, 2023.

Leandro Martín López of Argentina set a record for being the fastest person to solve a rotating puzzle dodecahedron at the Di Tella Open 2023 event in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He solved it in just 24.92 seconds, as confirmed on October 28, 2023.

Paddy’s Bar & Grill of the USA set a record for making the biggest hot Irish coffee in Portland, Oregon, USA. They made 1000 litres (264.17 US gallons) of Irish hot coffee during their annual St. Patrick’s Day festival for a charity fundraiser, as confirmed on October 30, 2023.

Marcello Ferri of Italy set a record for performing the longest time deadlift with a 100 kg weight in Pesaro, Pesaro and Urbino, Italy. He performed the deadlift with a 100 kg weight for 22 minutes, 9 seconds and 730 milliseconds, as confirmed on October 30, 2023.

Douglas O’Neill of the United Kingdom set a record for being the fastest marathon runner dressed as a sweet food at the TCS London Marathon, in London, UK. He finished the marathon run in 3 hours, 38 minutes and 3 seconds, as confirmed on October 28, 2023.

Peter Banks of the United Kingdom set a record for being the fastest marathon runner dressed as a star at the TCS London Marathon, in London, UK. He finished the marathon run in 3 hours, 30 minutes and 9 seconds, as confirmed on October 28, 2023.

Claudia Burrough of the United Kingdom set a record for being the fastest female marathon runner in a non-racing wheelchair at the TCS London Marathon, in London, UK. She finished the marathon run in 3 hours and 56 seconds, as confirmed on October 28, 2023.