Bao stands the tallest again

NEW YORK: It has been a found, lost and found case for the world's tallest man, according to the Guinness World Records, that is.

Guinness has returned the title of the world's tallest man to China's Bao Xishun after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines because he sees his height more as a burden than a blessing.

Bao, with a height of 2.36 m, held the title for a year before losing it in 2006 to Stadnyk, who according to his doctor is 2.57 m tall, Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records, said.