Sports star's giant bed to go up for auction
08/07/2008
Anybody who fancies getting a good night's sleep on a larger than usual mattress could bid on the "giant" bed used by Chinese Olympic star Yao Ming.
According to China Daily, the seven feet six inches basketball star is selling his bed as part of an auction of 200 million Olympics memorabilia items.
The bed and mattress are the ones which Yao will use while he stays at the Olympic Village this summer and will be auctioned off to the highest bidder after the Games.
The news provider asserts that Yao Ming's bed will be among the most popular items at the event, as he plays for the Houston Rockets in the US and is a star in his home nation.
Commenting on the upcoming auction, Xiong Yan, president of the China Beijing Equity Exchange told the publication: "This is not the first time Olympic organisers are auctioning memorabilia.
"But as far as I know this will be the biggest."
Meanwhile, the Glasgow Daily Record recently reported that hotel chain Novotel is providing an extra-long bed for seven foot tall football player Jim Hamilton to snooze in prior to matches.
