The gift of extraordinary ‘sight’


Amazing talent: Punithamalar arranging the chess pieces blindfolded at her school’s library in Menglembu. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: A 10-year-old girl with an extraordinary gift of “seeing” is aiming to set another Guinness World Record by identifying the flags of 195 countries in the fastest time while blindfolded.

R. Punithamalar from SJK(T) Menglembu received a Guinness World Record certificate on Sept 8 for arranging the pieces on a chessboard blindfolded in a mere 45.72 seconds – the world’s fastest.

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