Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Upgrade Estate of Belgium set a record for organising an event with maximum couples eating a single piece of spaghetti together. A total of 433 couples took part in the event in Ghent, Belgium, as confirmed on May 25, 2023.

Michelle Butiu of the Philippines set a record for the fastest north to south expedition across Qatar  on foot. She took 1 day, 6 hours, 23 minutes and 42 seconds to cross from the northern end, Al Ruwais to the southern end, Abu Samra in Qatar, as confirmed on May 25, 2023.

LAGO Gent Rozebroeken of Belgium set a record for the maximum number of people performing a cannonball dive. A total of 298 people made a splash on their 10th anniversary at their flagship venue based in Ghent, Belgium, famous for its Olympic-sized indoor pool and water slides, as confirmed on May 25, 2023.

G.D. Vishnuraam (born on December 19, 1981) of Tamil Nadu, India set a record for being the fastest to cover four corners of India in a car. He started on May 28, 2023 at 8 am from Chennai covering four corners of India as Tezu, Leh, Kotesevar, Kanyakumari and came back to Chennai on June 7, 2023 at 11:40 pm. He covered 12,226 km in 10 days, 15 hours and 40 minutes (255 hrs. and 40 minutes). The fastest journey was undertaken alone by him in his car Mahindra xuv700 to support Girl Child Education.

Roons in association with Al Hamra Real Estate Company of Kuwait, set a record for the largest macaron display in the world at Al Hamra Shopping Center in Kuwait. Consisting of 9,600 macarons, it was in the shape of the Kuwaiti flag and took a month and three days to prepare, as confirmed on May 25, 2023.

Kuwait Flag Team of Kuwait, set a record at the 7th Hole Cave, Al Hajar Mountain, in Qurayyat, Oman, for unfurling the largest flag of the world in a cave. The flag measured 2,773.84 m² (29857.32 ft), as confirmed on May 25, 2023.

Volunteers from 73 different countries set a record for doing a beach clean-up together in Oman. Several participants at the Youth Sailing World Championships, including sailors, Oman Sail officials, staff at Barceló Mussanah Resort and members from the OMRAN Group set a record with 73 nationalities collecting over 344 kg of litter at Mussanah public beach, Oman, as confirmed on May 25, 2023.

The Alem-entertainment center in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, set a record for having the tallest indoor Ferris wheel in the world.  The wheel is over 156 feet tall and has a diameter of about 187 feet. There are 24 6-seater cabins on the wheel and it weighs approximately 150 tons, as confirmed on May 25, 2023.

Ipca laboratories Ltd. in association with World Hypertension League set a record for creating the Largest Sentence for Hypertension Awareness. They teamed up together to create the largest sentence “MEASURE, CONTROL, LIVE LONGER” using multi-coloured sticky notes at the Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu for creating awareness about Hypertension in society. The sentence structure measures 55 feet in width and 12 feet in height as confirmed on June 11, 2023.

Shantanu Gupta (born on February 7, 1979) of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India set the record for maximum school students participating in a book launch. A total of 5,500 students from 61 schools across Uttar Pradesh simultaneously launched a book authored by Shantanu Gupta titled ‘Ajay to Yogi Adityanath’ to commemorate the 51st birthday of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as confirmed on June 5, 2023.