Fastest 200m Relay Team To Complete 100km
The Singapore Masters Track & Field Association (SMFTA) was the fastest team at Relay For Life organised by the Singapore Cancer Society on 2-3 Mar 2019. 30 runners of ages 38 to 74 took turns to run 200m laps each at the National Stadium. They completed a total of 500 laps (100 km) in 6 hr 5 min. Read More »
Longest Distance Covered By A Group Of Runners In 6 Hr
Singapore Cancer Society organised Relay for Life, an overnight community run for the third time on 2-3 Mar 2019. Cancer survivors, carers and supporters accumulated 14,849.2 km from 10 pm to 4 am the next day at the National Stadium. 200 teams managed to clock 100 km each. Another 94 teams and individuals achieved shorter distances. The New Paper Read More »
Youngest To Solve The 15-Puzzle Within 2 Min
Memory Ark organised Singapore’s first 15-Puzzle competition on 25 Jul 2018 at Pollinate, Blk71 start-up hub. The sliding puzzle has 16 spaces in which 15 tiles have to be placed in the right order. 4-year-old Mason Chou was the youngest to solve the puzzle within 2 minutes. His time was 1 min 3 sec. Read More »
Youngest Person To Complete 100 Marathons
Danny Asmara did his first marathon run in 2008 as a personal challenge after gaining full mobility following a motorbike accident. Ten years on, the teacher completed 100 marathons in 5 countries and 30 cities. 20 of these were ultramarathons. His 100th was the Sundown Marathon on 19 May 2018 at age 39. In fact he ran in all 10 editions of the Sundown Marathon. Read More »
Largest Rangoli Made Of Coloured Pasta
The Pongal Festival organised by Geylang Serai IAEC featured a rangoli that looked like a traditional Indian floor art. Except that instead of rice flour, uncooked pasta of various shapes were used. CC volunteers helped to make the 6.5m-diameter rangoli at Wisma Geylang Serai on 10 Feb 2019. It was conceptualised by Vijaya Mohan, a prolific record-setter in Indian arts. Read More »
