. Junrey Balawing hold the new title of World shortest Man with the height 59.93 centimetres, or 23.5 inches. He is more shortest than the previous record holder , Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal. Junrey Balawing is the oldest of four siblings . His others siblings all normal stature. Junrey was born in the rural town of Sindangan on the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao.
"Officially he is the world's shortest man," said Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of the Guinness Book of World Records who measured Balawing in front of cheering relatives and villagers.
Source AFP
"Officially he is the world's shortest man," said Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of the Guinness Book of World Records who measured Balawing in front of cheering relatives and villagers.
Junrey's father said he had always believed his son to be special.
He said he had been sickly as a toddler and stopped growing when he was two years old, but local doctors who examined him could not diagnose the problem.
His mother, Concepcion, said Junrey has difficulty standing for long periods and has to be assisted when walking.
The couple at first enrolled Junrey at a regular school, but eventually had to pull him out because of his safety -- children would crowd around him and on one occasion nearly crushed him in their curiosity, his relatives said.
His uncle, Paulino Empag, who is the local village chief, said friends and relatives were very protective of Junrey and some considered his special condition a lucky charm for the rural, superstitious community.
"He is a very special boy. He has trouble speaking and standing up, but he is God's blessing to his family and to the community," he said.
After the official announcement, Empag said the family was expected to return to their modest home in the village and celebrate Junrey's birthday.
Source AFP
He is special man given By God
He is really cute man .
His smile made me smile .
May God Bless Him and His family
1 comments:
I read about him on cnn, God Bless him!
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