Meet the world's tallest 8-year- old who is 6ft 6ins tall

At 6ft 6ins, it's hard to believe 8-year-old Karan

Singh is just a child. The boy towers above his

classmates and even most of his seniors and

has made it to the Guinness Book of Records

multiple times.

Karan, from Meerut in India, got his height from

his basketballer mum who is even taller than

him.

His mum, Shweatlana, 33, is India’s tallest

woman and stands at 7ft 2in. She has

represented India in numerous national and

international sports events. Karan's father,

Sanjay, 41, is also tall and stands at 6ft 6in, the

same height as his eight-year-old son

When Karan was born weighing 7.8 kg and over

63 cm in length, he entered the Guinness Book

of Records as the heaviest and tallest baby at

birth. Now his father hopes Karan's height will

make him recognised again.

“When Karan was born, he weighed 7.8

kg and was over 63 cm in length. So that

got him into the record books instantly.

Then, when he was five-years-old, he got

the record for being the tallest toddler.

He is eight now and I want to get him

into the Guinness Records again,” said

Sanjay.

Karan hopes to play basketball like his mother

and began receiving training from her since he

was five. Karan is a healthy child and does

everything his classmates do. He is regularly

taken to an endocrinologist and so far nothing

abnormal has been noted in his development.

The only problem with Karan's height is getting

clothes and shoes that fit. Karan's parents also

face the problem of finding clothes and shoes

that fit. Karan and his mum have the same

shoe size and often wear each other’s shoe. As

for clothes, they are made specially for Karan

by a tailor as it's almost impossible to find his

size in the market.

Shweatlana said.

“My clothes have to be stitched

specially. I don’t even find bangles or

sandals in my size. Now we get Karan’s

clothes tailor made as well.”

Karan hopes to grow even taller than his mother

and he intends to use his height in deciding his

future career. He loves basketball playing but

also loves science but when asked which he

would choose between the two, he said:

“But if I have to choose between

becoming a doctor and a basketball

player, I will choose basketball for sure.”

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