{"id":7166,"date":"2011-01-06T17:18:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T09:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/?p=7166"},"modified":"2011-01-06T17:18:48","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T09:18:48","slug":"logassree-and-thurgashree-enter-malaysian-book-of-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/indian\/2011\/01\/06\/logassree-and-thurgashree-enter-malaysian-book-of-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Logassree and Thurgashree enter Malaysian Book of Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, 1111 sit-ups! I barely can do 20! \ud83d\ude42 Anyway I hope their progress are monitored by experts so that won&#8217;t damage their health in the long run.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two sisters put up a performance which belied their age to earn a place in the Malaysia Book of Records.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watched by an enthralled audience at the MIC headquarters, eight-year-old Logassree Thanabalasingam lifted 21kg in weights using her two little fingers while her four-year-old sister Thurgashree did 1,111 sit-ups in 32 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Logassree was adjudged the youngest person to have lifted 21kg using two little fingers and Thurgashree for the most sit-ups by a child in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/archives\/2010\/12\/31\/nation\/n_12thur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"391\" \/> Thurgashree completing her sit-up feat while Logassree (pic below) wows the crowd with her weightlifting at the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their father, Thanabalasingam Maniam, a part-time health trainer, said his daughters had trained for over six months and were on a protein-rich diet as part of their preparation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanabalasingam claimed he did his own research on the training programme and consulted his family doctor regularly to make sure they were on the right track.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both girls not only went through physical training but also endurance and mental training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanabalasingam said MIC Youth chief T. Mohan had suggested that the 1Malaysia concept be incorporated into the effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe worked with MIC and Mohan suggested that Logassree lift the weights using a little finger to show the 1Malaysia concept,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/archives\/2010\/12\/31\/nation\/n12_loga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"324\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanabalasingam said that initially they wanted Thurgashree to do 1,000 sit-ups without stopping but decided on 1,111 as an acknowledgement to 1Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The feats were witnessed by Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Subramaniam said parents should encourage their children to participate in sports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf children start at an early age, they would be able to showcase their talent not only locally but also internationally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yeoh Kin Teik, 15, who lifted dumbells weighing 5kg with outstretched arms for about five minutes, provided a sideshow to the sisters\u2019 efforts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>from <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/news\/story.asp?file=\/2010\/12\/31\/nation\/7713366&amp;sec=nation\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Star<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, 1111 sit-ups! I barely can do 20! \ud83d\ude42 Anyway I hope their progress are monitored by experts so that won&#8217;t damage their health in the long run. 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