BEIJING, July 31: One of the world’s hairiest men Yu Zhenhuan, a rock singer who calls himself ‘King Kong’, has launched a campaign to run in next year’s Olympic torch relay, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.

The hirsute Yu, from the north-eastern province of Liaoning, says he is a perfect candidate.

“The Olympics belong to everyone – those with abnormalities included,” Yu was quoted as saying. “First I am a celebrity, inside and outside of China and secondly, I think my experience in coping with a disfigurement ties in with the notion of Olympic spirit.”

With hair covering 96 percent of his body, Yu is pipped in the Guinness Book of Records by two Mexican brothers dubbed the world’s hairiest with 98 percent coverage.—AFP