Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Albert the Alligator, the mascot for the University of Florida, set a record for performing the maximum fist bumps by a mascot in three minutes at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA. It performed a total number of 340 fist bump in three minutes at The Swamp, the school’s American football stadium, as confirmed on October 23, 2023.

Servier Polska of Warsaw, Poland, set a record for organising a self-check blood pressure campaign with maximum number of people participating. A total of 300 people took self-check blood pressure readings simultaneously, as confirmed on October 23, 2023.

Hale Irwin of the USA set a record of achieving the maximum PGA Tour Champions tournament victories between 1995 and 2007. The record was equalled by Bernhard Langer of Germany between 2007 and 2023, at the Chubb Classic in Naples, Florida, USA. Both achieved 45 PGA Tour Champions tournament victories, as confirmed on October 25, 2023.

Ryoma Arakawa of Japan set a record for being the fastest person to put on five t-shirts in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. He put on five t-shirts in just 10.86 seconds, as confirmed on October 25, 2023.

Pitas District Office set the record for the ‘Biggest Pencak Silat Performance’ at the KG. Salimpodon Laut Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 1000 participants gathered together and performed the Pencak Silat which is an umbrella term for a form of traditional martial art which includes full-body fighting form incorporating strikes, grappling, and throwing, in addition to weaponry as confirmed on February 17, 2024.

Sabah Tombonuo Nation Association set the record for Maximum Participants Walking on Stilts at the KG. Salimpodon Laut Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia. 100 participants gathered in the traditional Tombonuo dress and walked for 200 meters using Stilts or Tiongou made out of Bamboo as confirmed on February 16, 2024.

Kudat Dragon Boat Association of Malaysia, set the record for Dragon Boat rowing continuously for the longest duration. The beautifully designed Traditional Dragon Boat was rowed continuously for a distance of 27.22 km (14.7 nautical miles) starting from Marina Jetty Kudat at 7:12 am and ending at Dataran Pitas Jetty at 11:17 am for a total duration of 4 hours and 5 minutes, as confirmed on February 20, 2024.

Pitas Offroad and Adventure, set the record for ‘Longest Enduro Motorcycle Run’ at the KG. Salimpodon Laut Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia. The riders came together and participated in the Enduro Motorcycle Run for a total distance of 90.15 km. The Enduro Run started at 6:00 am and completed at 10:10 pm after 16.10 hours of continuous biking on forest and rough terrain as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Jesselton International School Charity Association (JISCA) set the record for the ‘Longest Pansuh Dish’ at the KG. Salimpodon Laut Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia. Ayam Pansuh or Manuk Pansuh is a dish prepared by cooking chicken meat in a bamboo stalk, filled with water, seasonings and covered with tapioca leaves from the cassava plant. Participants came together and prepared the Longest Pansoh (Traditional Dish of Malaysia) which measured 59 meters in length, as confirmed on February 19, 2024.

Kazuhisa Uekusa of Japan set a record for removing the maximum pieces of paper from a stack of cups using the body on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy. He removed a total number of 5 pieces of papers from a stack of cups using the body, as confirmed on October 23, 2023.