"King Kong" In Bid To Carry Olympic Torch

Meet Yu Zhenhuan. He wants to be a star. Think John Edwards would have a few tips for him???

This from Sydney Morning Herald:

One of the world's hairiest men, who nicknames himself "King Kong", has launched a campaign to carry the Olympic Torch during the relay ahead of next year's Beijing Games, according to the official Xinhua news agency.


"The Olympics belong to everyone - the common people and those with abnormalities included," the report quoted Yu Zhenhuan as saying from his home in China's north-eastern province of Liaoning.
"First I am a celebrity, inside and outside of China. Secondly, I think my experience in coping with a disfigurement ties in with the notion of the Olympic spirit," he added.


Yu is being supported in his bid by Xing Aowei, who won a gymnastics gold medal for China at the Sydney Games in 2000, Xinhua said.

"In him, I see the perseverance and bravery of the Chinese people," Xing was quoted as saying. "I will help him with publicity and give him some ideas."