He might only be slightly taller than a glass bottle, but Junrey Balawing is set to break big world records. The tiny teenager will soon be crowned the world's smallest man, standing at a mere 22 inches.
The minuscule man from Zamboanga del Norte, in the Philippines, is already 17 years old but is just the same size as a one-year-old.
He struggles to walk and can't stand for long, but he looks forward to wearing the crown with pride. "If I were the smallest man in the world, it would be very cool,"he said.
His mother, Concepcion, 35, says she noticed something was wrong as Junrey approached the age of two but no doctor was able to help.
"He was always sick and we noticed he wasn't growing so we took him to see a doctor but they were baffled," she says.
The family live in a very remote part of the Philippines, the nearest town is an hour away and they're 570 miles from Manila.
Junrey Balawing可能只比一个玻璃瓶高一点点，但这位身高仅22英寸的人即将打破世界纪录，成为“世界最矮人”。
这个“小矮人”来自菲律宾北三宝颜，虽已17岁，看起来却像个1岁的孩子。
Junrey能蹒跚走路，但是不能久站。他很期望能获得“世界最矮人”的荣誉称号。他说：“我要成了'世界最矮人'，就太酷了。”
Junrey的妈妈Concepcion,今年35岁，她说在Junrey两岁的时候就觉察到他有些不对劲，但是没有医生能够帮助他。
Concepcion说：“他经常生病，我们也注意到他不长个儿，带他去看医生，医生也束手无策。”
Junrey全家居住在菲律宾一个非常偏僻的地区，距离马尼拉570英里，到最近的城镇也要一个小时的路程。
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