At 22ins tall, is this Nepali teenager the world's smallest man?
By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 11:28 AM on 22nd February 2010
A Nepali teenager bidding to become the world's smallest man is going the extra mile to achieve his lifelong dream.
一位尼泊爾少年有望成為世界上最小的男人,正在作最後衝刺去達成他一生的夢想。
Khagendra Thapa Magar, 17, is flying with his father and a supporter to Italy, where they plan to file a claim with Guinness World Records.
Khagendra馬嘉17歲,將和父親及一位支持者飛往意大利,在那裡他們計劃提出堅尼斯世界紀錄的宣稱。
Standing just 22in tall, Magar is eight months away from adulthood - and the chance to claim the title of the shortest man in history.
站立僅 22吋身高,馬嘉距離成年還有8個月 - 並有機會取得歷史上最矮的人的名銜。
The shortest man ever recorded was Gul Mohammed of India, who measured 22.4in.
有記錄以來最矮的男子是印度的古爾穆罕默德,它度出22.4吋。
Khagendra Thapa Magar, 18, who stands at 22 inches tall, is carried by his father Rup Bahadur Thapa Magar, as he arrives for a meeting with media before leaving for Europe
Khagendra馬嘉18歲,站立時22吋高,由他的父親笠馬嘉抱住,在前往歐洲前抵達與媒體的會議
Magar lives in the Banglung District in Northwest Nepal, some 400 km from the capital Kathmandu
馬嘉住在尼泊爾西北部的 Banglung地區,離首都加德滿都約 400公里
Magar is looking forward to global fame, international travel and an arranged marriage with a bride of similar stature
馬嘉期待著全球的名聲,國際旅行和安排好的婚姻,與一位有類似身材的新娘
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1252880/At-22ins-tall-Nepali-teenager-worlds-smallest-man.html
22吋高尼泊爾漢爭做全球最矮男
2010年02月23日
現時《健力士世界紀錄大全》中全世界最矮男子,是身高 73厘米( 29吋)的中國男子何平平,但這紀錄將可能改寫。在矮處未算矮的情況下,身高僅 56厘米( 22吋)的尼泊爾男子馬加爾( Khagendra Thapa Magar),正尋找確認為全球最矮男。
馬加爾現年 18歲,四年前曾尋求《健力士世界紀錄大全》確認他為最矮男,可惜未成年,健力士方面認為他仍有機會長高,所以不接納申請。現在他長大成人,家人決定再接再厲,更到歐洲爭取支持,第一站到了意大利上電視節目。爸爸指,馬加爾出生時,身長僅 15厘米( 6吋), 11歲前長到 56厘米,之後再沒長高。
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