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"King Kong" aims to make Beijing Olympics torch relay a real "hair"-raiser (2) |
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16:37, July 31, 2007 |
"In him, I see the perseverance and bravery of the Chinese people," Xing told Xinhua, "I will help him with publicity and give him some ideas."
But the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) shows no sign of bowing to Yu''s celebrity status.
"We welcome celebrities to apply to join the torch relay," a spokesman told Xinhua, declining to give his name, "but it is hard to assess his chances, as the recruitment is open to everyone."
BOCOG began the torch-bearer recruitment program in June and plan to select a total of 21,880 people for the 137,000-kilometer, 130-day relay, which is scheduled to begin on March 25, 2008.
Torch bearers are selected either through recommendations by various organizations and institutions or by an open process in which the public can apply.
Yu entered the Guinness Book of Records in 2002 and was last in the news in November last year, when a Beijing court rejected his claim for 200,000 yuan in compensation from World Carnival (Beijing) Company who used his image on their website without his permission.
Yu, who plans to get married to his second girlfriend before the end of the year, has recently adopted the nickname of "King Kong" because he believes they are "similar not only in appearance, but in obstinacy and affectionateness". (Photos to follow on Xinhua''s wire service)
Source: Xinhua
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