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Worlds smallest mans big rival broke his heart

The tiny teenager who was set to steal the crown of the world's smallest man before he died is to contact Guinness World Records bosses to take over the title.

Mongolian-born He Pingping - 29 inches tall - collapsed with chest pains on a visit to Rome on Saturday.

Now his 17-year-old rival Khagendra Thapa Magar in Nepal is set to be awarded the title within weeks, say his family.

At just 22 inches tall Khagendra is head and shoulders shorter than Pingping and was about to take the title from him before he died.

"It's a terrible tragedy. Maybe the strain of losing his title got to Pingping and his heart couldn't take the strain any more," said one member of the new champion's family.

Only weeks ago the two rivals met for a TV programme about short people.

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