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Thailand broke – no, it smashed – the Guinness World Record for mass massage at a health expo on Thursday.

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Hundreds of people pushed, prodded and stretched their way to a new world record for the biggest simultaneous group massage, in Bangkok yesterday. APICHIT JINAKUL

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Guinness massage record broken

Thailand broke – no, it smashed – the Guinness World Record for mass massage at a health expo on Thursday.

Department of Health Service Support director general Somchai Pinyopornpanich said the world's largest mass massage, organised by the Ministry of Public Health, drew 641 pairs of participants. The masseuses performed 19 postures on the recipients for 12 minutes straight.

The previous record was set on March 30, 2012 in Australia where 263 people were massaged simultaneously for five minutes.

Mr Somchai said all the 641 masseuses had been certified by the health ministry and the session was observed by Guinness World Record officials.

"The massage session today will spread word of Thai massage across the world," he said.

Prime Minister Yingluck gets a hug from one of the participants. APICHIT JINAKUL

50-year-old masseuse Pinprapar Meedej certainly hopes so. ‘‘I feel excited and thrilled. I want Thai massage to be famous all around the world,’’ she said.

Just in case other countries are thinking of challenging the record, it appears Thailand can do even better if it needs too.

‘‘We had expected about 800 pairs but on the day of the rehearsal only this number showed up,’’ said event spokeswoman Supaporn Rungcharoenkiat. ‘‘But we’re sure that we broke the record.’’

The event was part of the government's strategy to establish Thailand as a world medical hub.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra opened the expo saying, "This strategy will boost tourism, create jobs and strengthen the country's economy."

Adapted from a story in today’s Bangkok Post.

prod – to push someone or something quickly with your finger  แหย่, แยง
stretch – to make your arms, legs, or body as straight as possible so that your muscles become long and tight เหยียดตัว, เหยียดแขนขา
record – the best or most ever achieved สถิติ
simultaneous – happening at the same time ในเวลาเดียวกัน,ที่พร้อมกัน
smash – to break something noisily into many pieces by dropping or hitting it with a lot of force ทำให้แตกเป็นเสี่ยงๆ, ทำให้แตกเป็นชิ้นๆ
mass – large numbers จำนวนมาก
expo (exposition) – an event at which people, businesses, etc. show and sell their goods; a trade fair  การแสดงสินค้า, นิทรรศการ
drew (past of draw) – attracted ดึงดูด
pair – two people who are doing something together คู่
participant – someone who takes part in something ผู้เข้าร่วม
masseuse – a woman whose job is to give people massages หมอนวดที่เป็นหญิง
posture – position of the body, e.g., sitting, standing, walking, etc. ท่า, ท่าทาง เช่น ท่านั่ง ท่ายืน
recipient – someone who receives something ผู้ได้รับ
straight – consecutive; happening one after the other, without interruption ต่อเนื่อง
certified – having a document confirming that someone or something meets a necessary standard ที่มีการรับรอง
session – a period of time that is spent doing a particular activity
observe – to watch or study someone or something with care สังเกตการณ์
spread – to gradually affect or cover a larger area แพร่กระจาย
hug – the action of putting your arms round someone to show your love or friendship การกอด
thrilled – very pleased and excited ชื่นชมยินดี
just in case – if  ถ้า
challenge – to compete for something แข่งขัน
appear – to seem ดูเหมือนจะ, ดูเหมือนว่า
rehearsal – practice for something before doing it การซักซ้อม
show up – to arrive at a place แสดงตัว, ปรากฏตัว
event – an organised occasion such as a party, exhibition or sports competition งาน, งานกสังคม, การแข่งขัน
spokeswoman/spokesman – a person who speaks on behalf of a group or an organisation โฆษก
strategy– a plan or method for achieving something, especially over a long period of time ยุทธวิธี, แผนการ  
establish – to start something, in this case, a process สร้าง, ก่อตั้ง, จัดตั้ง
hub – the central or main part of something where there is most activity จุดศูนย์กลาง
boost – to increase; to strengthen เพิ่ม; ทำให้มีกำลังมากขึ้น

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