Man from Nepal hopes to snatch title of world's shortest man

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who claims to be the world's shortest man standing at a height of 22 inches (56 cm), walks along a passage at a hotel in Kathmandu February 26, 2012. Dangi is scheduled to be verified as the world's shortest man by the Guinness World Records committee today in Kathmandu, according to local media. If certified, Dangi will beat Junrey Balawing of Philippines, the current Guinness World Record holder who stands at a height of 23.5 inches (60 cm). REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)NAVESH CHITRAKAR / Reuters

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He has never worked outside the home or seen a doctor, and until Wednesday, he had never left his remote mountain village in western Nepal. So 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi only recently learned he might be the world's shortest man. Dangi says he's only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall — about the size of a toddler — and he's hoping to claim the title. Guinness World Records said in an email Wednesday that its officials would arrive in Nepal's capital Sunday to measure Dangi.

-- Reported by the Associated Press

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