New Paper Big Walk
The New Paper Big Walk was a mass-participation walking event held annually in Singapore from 1991 to 2016. It holds the official Guinness World Record as world's largest walk when 77,500 walkers participated on 21 May 2000 at the Singapore National Stadium. The 10-kilometre walk takes an estimated 3 hours to complete and usually starts from its traditional starting point, Singapore National Stadium at 6 o'clock in the morning. History The event was founded by ''The New Paper''. The first Big Walk was held on 16 June 1991 at the Former National Stadium, Singapore, National Stadium. On its 10th anniversary, The New Paper Big Walk 2000 achieved the record of the World's Largest Walk. The event took a one-year hiatus in 2007 due to discussions over venue locations. As part of Singapore's SG50 celebrations of its 50th year of independence, the Big Walk was named the SG50 Jubilee Big Walk and the route went through part of the Jubilee Walk, an eight-kilometre commemorative trail w ...
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Guinness World Record
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, the book was co-founded by twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter in Fleet Street, London, in August 1955. The first edition topped the best-seller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2022 edition, it is now in its 67th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The popularity of the franchise has resulted in ''Guinness World Records'' becoming the primary international authority o ...
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