Khagendra Thapa Magar

Com apenas dois pés de altura (61 centímetros), Khagendra Thapa Magar logo terá 18 anos, quando poderá ser nomeado o menor homem do mundo no Livro Guiness de Recordes, arrebatando o título do chinês He Ping Ping, que tem 2 pés e cinco polegadas de altura.

Pesando só cinco quilos, Khagendra tornou-se uma celebridade no Nepal, sua terra natal, onde os políticos aderem ao clamor por vê-lo reconhecido como o menor homem do mundo.

Nascido há 17 anos no remoto distrito de Baglung, a 125 milhas da capital Katmandu, sua família sempre soube que seu destino seria grande, apesar de seu pequeno tamanho.

At just two feet tall, Khagendra Thapa Magar is just four months away from being named the world's smallest man Excitedly awaiting his 18th birthday in October of this year, Khagendra and his family are in contact with Guinness to take the official crown from 2ft 5in He Ping Ping of China.

Weighing only 10lbs, Khagendra has become something of a celebrity in his native Nepal, where politicians have joined the clamour to see him recognised as the smallest man in the world.

Born seventeen years ago in the remote Baglung District 125 miles away from the capital Kathmandu, Khagendra's family have always known he was destined for great things, despite his size.