Worlds Tallest Man Becomes Worlds Tallest Father

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Monday, October 6, 2008, 16:37

Bao Xishun, world's tallest man became the world's tallest father with the birth of his first child. The child is said to be on the middle ground between his colossal father and average-sized mother.

Bao Xishun's son is measuring 22 inches long at birth, the senior doctor at Zunhua Hospital in Hebei province said.

The Chinese couple's son, who weighed 4.2 kilograms at birth with a touch heavier than average, fell short of the 29.5 inches claimed as a record birth length last year, also in China.

"Mr Bao is quite happy,"Telegraph quoted the hospital's senior doctor Zhang as saying.
“The baby is healthy and a normal size," the doc added.

The 2.36 metres former herdsman, who married the 5-foot-6inches Xia Shujuan in contrast, had last year hoped that his child would be around 2 metres in length.

He said: "I hope he or she can be about 2 metres tall.

"Then he or she can play basketball."

Bao briefly lost his 'Guinness World Record' title to the Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk but regained it in August when Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines.

Bao hires himself out for publicity stunts and his wedding last year was sponsored by at least 15 companies.