Nepal pensioner claims to be shortest man
<p><span word="Guinness">Guinness</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="a">a</span> 72-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p><span word="Chandra">Chandra</span> <span word="Bahadur">Bahadur</span> <span word="Dangi">Dangi</span> <span word="is">is</span> 56 <span word="centimeters">centimeters</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weighs">weighs</span> 12 <span word="kg">kg</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Nepali">Nepali</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="television">television</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Dangi">Dangi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verification">verification</span>," <span word="Guinness">Guinness</span></p><p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="Editor">Editor</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Craig">Craig</span> <span word="Glenday">Glenday</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span>.</p><p><span word="Nepal">Nepal</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dangi">Dangi</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>.</p><p><span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="Dangi">Dangi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Dangi">Dangi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="measurements">measurements</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="verified">verified</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Guinness">Guinness</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verification">verification</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Glenday">Glenday</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span> <span word="Dang">Dang</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Filipino">Filipino</span> <span word="Junrey">Junrey</span> <span word="Balawing">Balawing</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> 59.93 <span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Nepali">Nepali</span>, <span word="Khagendra">Khagendra</span> <span word="Thapa">Thapa</span> <span word="Magar">Magar</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="at">at</span> 67 <span word="cm">cm</span>.</p><p><span word="Magar">Magar</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stint">stint</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p>
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