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To: Elroy who wrote (301832)9/1/2006 6:40:22 PM
From: tejek   of 1575923
 
Nepal Boy Claims to Be Shortest in World




Khagendra Thapa Magar, left, stands with another boy at his home in Nepal. The 14-year-old is just 20 inches tall.


KATMANDU, Nepal (Aug. 30) - Nepal's shortest boy is waiting for word from the Guinness World Records, where he has applied to be named the shortest in the world, his supporters said on Wednesday.

Khagendra Thapa Magar, 14, is only 20 inches tall and weighs 10 pounds.

According to Min Bahadur Thapa, president of the Khagendra Thapa Magar Foundation, they are expecting to receive a reply from London-based Guinness World Records in the next few days. The foundation was set up to collect funds for the boy.

There was no listing on the Guinness World Records' web site on a shortest boy category, but Thapa claimed their closest competitor was 25 inches tall.

The boy and family members are currently touring south Nepal, seeking support for the foundation.

08/30/06 07:17 EDT

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press
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