Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Two brothers Kevin and Gareth Fortey from Cwmbran, Wales, set a record for growing the world’s heaviest sunflower head weighing in at 6.44 kg (14.21 lb). It is 1.23 kg (2.71 lb) heavier than their previous record head from 2021, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

SgTrek Pte Ltd., Singapore set a record for organising the longest walk across the island in Singapore.  A team of 10 participants walked for 73 km, across the two most distant and accessible points of mainland Singapore in 20 hours and 29 minutes, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Students and staff of Park View Primary School of Singapore, set a record for organising the largest exhibition of string art.  A total of 1,620 pieces of snowflake-like crafts by weaving strings around sticks were made and hung on the ceiling of the top-level corridor in the school, as confirmed on May 16, 2023.

Pasir Ris Meridian Residents’ Network and ITE College Central of Singapore, set a record for the maximum number of people painting handmade lanterns together at Pasir Ris St 71, Singapore.  They organised a lantern painting event to celebrate the mid-autumn festival where a total of 358 participants painted lanterns made from disposable bowls, as confirmed on May 16, 2023.

Jaxon Italiano of Australia set a record for performing maximum pull ups in 24 hours. He did an astonishing number of 8,008 pull ups, breaking the previous record of 7,715 to raise cash for a charity that helps people with dementia, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

BBC Radio Derby set a record by organising an event where maximum crochet fans were knitting together at Derby Arena, United Kingdom. As many as 960 people assembled for the event and did crocheting simultaneously. Around 2,000 blankets were knit and donated to charities in the area, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Chalong (born March 18, 1931) of Thailand, set a record for being the oldest TV director. The 91-year-old veteran filmmaker is a pioneer of action films and television director and still personally directs every scene himself. With a career spanning over seven decades, he has worked on more than 60 movies and TV shows, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Peanut, a bantam breed hen, raised from birth by Marsi Darwin from Michigan, USA, set a record for being the oldest hen of the world. Born in the spring of 2002, she is more than 20 years old and is now undoubtedly the world’s oldest living hen, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Preet Chandi of Britain, set a record for being the first Asian woman to complete a solo polar expedition. She is also the first Asian woman to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole. She completed her expedition across Antarctica in January 2023, and later completed thelongest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey, as confirmed on May 15, 2023.

Seiichi Sano of Japan, set a record of becoming the oldest surfer in the world. He conquered Mount Fuji at the age of 80 and took up surfing at the age of 88 years, as confirmed on May 13, 2023.