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Nepal teen to stand tall as world's shortest man

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

OCTOBER 13, 2010 22:00

POKHARA, Nepal — Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal is a little man facing a big day.

On Thursday — his 18th birthday — assuming his measurements read the expected 25.8 inches (just under 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 27 inches (70 centimeters).

Thapa, who weighs just over 12 pounds (5.5 kilograms), was tiny even at birth, weighing just 1.3 pounds (600 grams). His father says he has no explanation for why Thapa never grew taller — his younger brother is a normal height for a boy of 13.

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