Author: ABR Team

A group of friends, Sean Aw, David Bay, Edwin Sim, Ivy Liew and Esther Tham, who called themselves Da Good Squad, set a record of making the longest beef wellington at Brockhampton Drive, Singapore. They spent almost 9 hours to make a 2.1 metre-long beef wellington, as confirmed on November 14, 2023.

Singapore Social Cricket League, a voluntary group reaching out to Indian migrant workers, set a record of organising the largest cricket tournament at the Sengkang Cricket Ground in Singapore. A total number of 94 teams played over 600 matches on weekends. Teams were divided into 7 groups and they competed round-robin style within their groups. Based on their league standings, the teams moved towards the finals by knockouts, as confirmed on November 14, 2023.

Wisma Geylang Serai of Singapore set a record for organising the largest Kompang ensemble in Singapore. A total number of 705 people took part in the procession walking from Kompang Ubi CC to Anjung@WGS. Upon arrival, they were joined by members of the public and other kompang groups, as confirmed on November 14, 2023.

Manimekalai (born on June 4, 1987) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite the reverse counting from 100 to 1 in English. She recited the reverse counting in English from 100 to 1 in 28 seconds as confirmed on March 28, 2024.

Nabeel Musthafa (born on June 24, 1990) of Kerala, India, set a record for watching the maximum number of AFC Asian Cup matches live in stadiums. A total number of 51 games were played in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2024 Tournament hosted in 7 cities of Qatar in 9 stadiums, and he watched 31 live matches (out of 51) from January 12, 2024 to February 10, 2024, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Annadurai Angamuthu (born on November 28, 1988) of Klang, Malaysia, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing 3,114 chest-to-ground burpees in 8 hours, as confirmed on February 23, 2024.

Nimisha Rajeshbhai Parekh of Gujarat, India, along with her team, depicted the maximum number of episodes and verses of Ramayana in Warli art form using henna. They depicted 51 episodes and 51 verses (chopais) of Ramayana in Warli art form on both hands of 51 women, using henna (mehandi), at a cultural event ‘’Mehndikrit Ramayana’ in Surat, as confirmed on March 30, 2024.

Manan Goyal (born on April 3, 2012) of Punjab, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite the Ramayana Manka 108. He recited the complete Ramayana Manka 108 in 11 minutes, 13 seconds and 53 milliseconds, at the age of 11 years, 9 months and 24 days, as confirmed on January 27, 2024.

Prateeksha Haravishettar (born on February 23, 2005) of Karnataka, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for completing a solo round trip motorcycle expedition from Karnataka to Kashmir. She started her solo expedition on a KTM Duke 390 at 10.09 am from Dharwad (Karnataka) on February 13, 2024, travelled across Lonavala, Vadodara, Jodhpur, Amritsar and other places to reach Srinagar (Kashmir) on February 17, 2024; returned to Dharwad at 11.27 pm on February 21, 2024; covered 5,380 km in 9 days, at the age of 18 years and 11 months, as confirmed on April 12, 2024.

The Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI)- Tamil Nadu Branch set the record for the maximum nurses donated hair for cancer patients. A total of 3013 TNAI & SNAI members throughout Tamil Nadu, led by Dr. S. Ani Grace Kalaimathi, President of the TNAI Tamil Nadu branch, participated from different hosting institutions across the state, generously donating their hair for the cause of helping cancer patients, as confirmed on May 8, 2024.