Background
The New Paper Big Walk’s predecessor, The New Nation Walk, completed its last
hurrah in 1984.

When The New Paper started its first Big Walk on June 16, 1991, it expected
only 4,500 walkers to turn up. But expectations were exceeded when over
7,000 walkers showed up. Registered walkers who paid $2, could collect
souvenirs and take part in the lucky draw if they finished the Walk within
two hours.

The New Paper Big Walk is a non-profit annual event where people of all
ages and from different walks of life come together to enjoy a weekend of
carnival fun and stand to win attractive prizes.

Guinness World Record
The New Paper Big Walk 2000 holds the official Guinness World record as The
World's Largest Walk. Held on 21 May 2000 at the National Stadium, a record
breaking 77,500 participants joined in to mark the 10th anniversary of The
New Paper Big Walk.

The Guinness certificate means that this popular Singapore mass event ranks
among the biggest world class events such as the Boston Marathon.
Incidentally, in The Guinness Book of World Records 1998, a record 38,705
runners finished the centennial Boston race o April 15, 1996.