No small feat for Nepal man
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October 14, 2010, Thursday
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KHAGENDRA Thapa Magar of Nepal is a little man facing a very big day.
Today, assuming his measurements read the °?expected 66 centimeters, he will °?officially be named the world's shortest man.
His family has been campaigning for years to get Thapa the crown, but earlier requests to the Guinness World Records people were rejected because of the possibility he might grow. Up to now he was certified as the shortest male teenager.
Once his measurements are taken three times in the span of 10 hours, he is expected to overtake Edward Nino Hernandez of Colombia, who measures a relatively towering 70cm.
Thapa, who weighs just over 5.5 kilograms, was tiny even at birth, weighing just 600 grams. His father says that he has no explanation for why Thapa never grew taller - his younger brother is a normal height for a boy of 13 years.
Local doctors are also stumped as to the cause of Thapa's condition.
Thapa behaves and speaks like a young child and attends kindergarten with children five years old.
Next year he is to serve as a government-appointed goodwill ambassador as his nation celebrates Visit Nepal Year.
Today, assuming his measurements read the °?expected 66 centimeters, he will °?officially be named the world's shortest man.
His family has been campaigning for years to get Thapa the crown, but earlier requests to the Guinness World Records people were rejected because of the possibility he might grow. Up to now he was certified as the shortest male teenager.
Once his measurements are taken three times in the span of 10 hours, he is expected to overtake Edward Nino Hernandez of Colombia, who measures a relatively towering 70cm.
Thapa, who weighs just over 5.5 kilograms, was tiny even at birth, weighing just 600 grams. His father says that he has no explanation for why Thapa never grew taller - his younger brother is a normal height for a boy of 13 years.
Local doctors are also stumped as to the cause of Thapa's condition.
Thapa behaves and speaks like a young child and attends kindergarten with children five years old.
Next year he is to serve as a government-appointed goodwill ambassador as his nation celebrates Visit Nepal Year.
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