Jul 4, 2010
Record-smashing turnout
By Sue-ann Chia
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (centre), labour chief Lim Swee Say and several MPs participated in the mass qigong display at the Woodlands Stadium on Sunday with an aim for a place in the Singapore Book of Records as the largest mass qigong display. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
AS THE cool morning breeze blew across Woodlands Stadium on Sunday, almost 3,000 people swayed to a slow and steady rhythm.
Dressed in red and white, participants looked like they were rehearsing for a mass display in the upcoming National Day parade.
But the large gathering, which included Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, labour chief Lim Swee Say and several MPs, were there for another reason.
They were aiming for a place in the Singapore Book of Records as the largest mass qigong display.
And they did it with ease - smashing the previous record set by Ayer Rajah-West Coast constituency Sports Club last September.
Then, 765 people performed qigong together. On Sunday, there was more than triple the number of people - exactly 2,698.
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