A Chinese man has been reinstated as the world’s tallest living male because a “taller” Ukrainian refuses to be measured, according to the Guinness World Records, an AFP report said.
Bao Xishun, who stands 2.36 metres tall, had lost his title last year to Leonid Stadnyk, whose height was certified by a local doctor as 2.53m.
But Guinness has changed its guidelines for the category and all pretenders to the title now have to be measured by an official adjudicator, the report said. Stadnyk had been crowned the tallest living human based on a statement from his doctor, but he has failed to respond to repeated requests from Guinness to officially measure him.
Bao, who has been measured by Guinness, will therefore regain his title
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