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Measuring at a staggering 6ft 6in, this eight-year-old lad is determined to hold the crown for the tallest kid on the planet.

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

Dad Sanjay Singh, 41, said: “When Karan was born, he weighed 7.8kg and was over 63cm in length. So that got him into the record books instantly.

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“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.”

Karan, of Meerut, India, is towering over his classmates and teachers – but he’s still shorter than his mum Shweatlana, 33.

In 2007, Mrs Singh was named India’s tallest woman – who measures at a incredible 7ft 2in, while Mr Singh is the same height as Karan.

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Both parents ensure the giant schoolboy has regular check-ups to ensure his growth has no adverse effects on his health.

Mr Singh said: “We take Karan to an endocrinologist regularly. For both Shweatlana and Karan it might be an excess of growth hormone.”

Despite his huge fame, Karan still leads a normal lifestyle like any eight-year-old boy would.

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He said: “After finishing my homework, I play with my friends and then I go [to] play basketball with my mother.

“She started teaching me since I was five-years-old and I want to play basketball like my mother. But I also like science a lot.”

Mrs Singh is a basketball player and has represented India in numerous national and international sports events.

And the super-tall family attract a lot of attention when they step out together – but they claim their only problem is fitting into clothes and shoes.

Mrs Singh said: “When Karan was born, he didn’t fit into regular baby clothes. We had to get clothes for a six-month-old baby for him.

“At the age of three, clothes for a 10-year-old would fit him.”

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Although Karan is almost twice the size of his mates at school – he still wants to grow bigger.

He said: “I like that I am tall and that my mum is tall. I want to be taller than my mum and make my parents proud.

“But if I have to choose between becoming a doctor and a basketball player. I will choose basketball for sure.”