Author: Asia Book of Records Team

People of Admiralty constituency of Singapore set a record by organising the longest chain of hand-painted lanterns at Lantern Festival at Vista Park, Singapore. They worked with community partners to hand-paint 1,688 lanterns, which were arranged like a long dragon of over 500 m, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Commanders of Basic Military Training Centre at Pulau Tekong, Singapore set a record for maximum people doing Buddha claps together. As many as 420 people did a cumulative 126,000 overhead claps, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Linda Sinrod of Lorton, Virginia, USA, set a record for being the oldest female hockey player. She has been playing hockey for 47 years and is a passionate hockey player even at the age of 82 years, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Jeremy Ware of USA set a record for playing the farthest backwards shot in basketball at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. It covered a whopping 26.06 metres (85.5 ft) and landed at the farthestother end of the court, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

John Jepkema of Colorado, USA, set a record for being the oldest person to cross the Grand Canyon on foot. He performed the rim-to-rim trek beside his other senior friends, spending five days backpacking through the trails with the group, at the age of 91 years and 152 days, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Dani Reynolds of Australia, set a record for creating the world’s widest wig. The wig measuring 2.58 m (8 ft 6 in) was made of synthetic hair and giant pink bows, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Pop Mart and Marina Square of Singapore, set a record of installing the biggest Gashapon machine at a mall. The machine measured 2.2 m x 2.2 m and 4.5 m high with over 4,500 balls which revealed a mystery collectible when released upon inserting a token at the Oh-So-Sweet Bean Christmas event, as confirmed on May 13, 2023.

Singapore-based Bukit Gombak Community Arts and Culture Club and Art Peace set a record for organising the largest show of Nagomi art at the Hillview CC, Singapore. The art form uses pastels and fingers. As many as 1,418 Nagomi art pieces were displayed at the show, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Ai Tong School, Singapore set a record by organising an event for maximum people tying Chinese knots. The school celebrated its 110th anniversary with 1,928 students, staff, alumni and guests from the Hokkien Huay Kuan tying the traditional Chinese knots together, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Singapore National Stroke Association set a record for organising the largest mass walk sporting superhero masks at Bayfront Event Square, Singapore on the World Stroke Day. It was a walkathon and fundraising event supported by the Angels Initiative, a charity arm of Boehringer Ingelheim. Caregivers of stroke patients were honoured as superheroes. The event saw 192 people wearing superhero masks, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.