Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal is vying for the title of World's Smallest Man...

Khagendra Thapa Magar, a Nepalese teenager, is just four months away from being named the world's smallest man.

The teenager, who is 18 in October, is just two feet tall and is set to take the official crown from 2ft 5in He Ping Ping of China.

Born in the remote Baglung District 125 miles from the capital Kathmandu, he weighs only 10lbs, Khagendra has become a celebrity of sorts in his native Napal, where politicians are calling for him to be recognised officially as the smallest in the world. More...

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