Too many twins spoil Sri Lankan largest gathering record attempt

M/S Twins pose for picture at twin record event, Colombo
M/S Twins during event
M/S People swamp register desks
M/S Twins during event
W/S People swamp register desks
M/S Participants queue to register for event
M/S People swamp register desks
W/S People swamp register desks
M/S People swamp register desks
SOT, Karenza Fernando and Melanza Fernando, Participants: "We are quite excited and as you can see it's pretty crowded, we all hope we can get it done somehow and I want to wish everyone all the best. I hope we can get this done."
W/S Participants pose for picture
M/S People swamp register desks
M/S Participants during event
SOT, Nisardhi and Nisas, Participants: "We are here in Sri Lanka for the largest twin gathering in Sri Lanka so we are so excited and it's really nice to see many twins here."
M/S Participants during event
M/S Participants during event
W/S Participants during event
M/S Twins during event
M/S Participants pose for picture
W/S Participants pose for picture
W/S Participants pose for picture
M/S Register desk shuts down
W/S Outside twin record event
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Too many twins showed up at Sri Lanka's bid to set a record for the largest twin gathering in Colombo city on Monday.
An unexpected large turnout of twins swamped the Sugathadasa Stadium in the Sri Lankan capital.
Over 6,000 pair of twins ranging from ages of three months to 89 years were reportedly registered in the event after five hours. However, for the record to be official a mandatory photo was required which the organisers failed to obtain as many of the participants are said to have left the stadium by the time the registration of the twins was over.
Sri Lankans tried to break Taiwan's Guinness World Record of 3,961 pairs of twins set in 1999. The organisers from the Sri Lanka Twins group said they would try to beat Taiwan's record again.