Sunday, June 12, 2011

RECORDS: Guinness names Filipino as world's shortest man!


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Junrey Balawing, center, smiles as he is measured by Guinness World Records adjudicator Craig Glenday, left, for the last of a series of measurements conducted at Sindangan Municipal Hall, Sindangan township, Zamboanga Del Norte province in Southern Philippines, Sunday June 12, 2011, his 18th birthday and coincidentally the Philippines' Independence Day. Balawing was officially declared 'the world's shortest living man' with a measurement of 23.5 inches (59.93 centimeters) dislodging Nepal's Khagendra Thapa Magar with a measurement of 26.4 inches. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Junrey Balawing, center, smiles as he is measured by Guinness World Records adjudicator …

SINDANGAN, Philippines (AP) — A poor Filipino blacksmith's son who stands less than 2 feet (60 centimeters) tall was declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records on his 18th birthday Sunday, sparking a celebration in his hometown.
The title was bestowed on Junrey Balawing in Sindangan in the southern Philippines, with his parents, villagers and officials showering the coastal town's newly famous resident with a feast of roasted pigs and seafood, cake, balloons and cash gifts.
Balawing measured 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) during the ceremony attended by about 100 villagers and journalists at the town hall. Guinness World Records representative Craig Glendaypresented Balawing with official recognition of his status as the shortest adult man in the world, with the framed certificate nearly reaching the ears of the standing recipient.

Junrey Balawing smiles as he is presented by Craig Glenday, second from left, with a Guinness World Records certificate for being the world's shortest living man following the last of a series of measurement conducted at Sindangan Municipal Hall, Sindangan township, Zamboanga Del Norte province in Southern Philippines, Sunday June 12, 2011, his 18th birthday and coincidentally the Philippines' Independence Day. Balawing was officially measured at at 59.93 Centimeters (23.5 inches) dislodging Nepal's Khagendra Thapa Magar with a measurement of 26.4 inches. At left is Sindangan Mayor Filomeno Sy, and at right is Balawing's father Reynaldo. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Junrey Balawing smiles as he is presented by Craig Glenday, second from left, with …

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