Schoolboy Karan Singh, from Meerut in India, measures a whopping 6ft 6in and is believed to be the world’s tallest eight-year-old. Singh clocks in at twice the size of many of his classmates.

Singh has been a record breaker all his life, entering the Guinness Book of Records as both the heaviest and tallest baby at birth.

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Now his Dad Sanjay, 41, hopes his son’s amazing height will be 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 whose son is already his height.

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