Pensioner claims to be world’s shortest man Friday, 03 February 2012 04:10

KATHMANDU: Guinness World Records experts said yesterday they are to travel to a remote valley in southwestern Nepal to measure a 72-year-old claiming to be the world’s shortest man. Chandra Bahadur Dangi is 56cm (22in) tall and weighs 12kg (26lbs), he told a media conference broadcast by Nepali state television.

“We intend to travel to Dangi’s village to officially measure him and are currently making provisions for medical professionals to assist us in the verification,” Guinness World Records editor-in-chief Craig Glenday said by email.

State-run Nepal Television broadcast images on Wednesday of Dangi jumping off a park bench and taking a short walk in front of journalists. Members of his family were quoted by local media as saying Dangi was in excellent health and had never taken medicine or been to hospital. “We cannot confirm Dangi’s height until formal measurements have been taken and verified by Guinness World Records officials but we hope to undertake the verification in the next few weeks,” said Glenday.                                                                 afp

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