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  2. Dancing Beijing - Wikipedia

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    The emblem draws on various elements of Chinese culture, depicting a traditional red Chinese seal above the words "Beijing 2008" and the Olympic rings.The seal is inscribed with a stylised calligraphic rendition of the Chinese character 京 (jīng, meaning 'capital', from the name of the host city) in the form of a dancing figure. [1]

  3. Fuwa - Wikipedia

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    A large-scale fairy-tale drama entitled Friendlies (or Fuwa) has been directed by Beijing Children's Art Theater Cooperative to promote the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As ambassadors of peace, the Fuwa would make a world-tour, visiting all seven continents .

  4. List of Olympic mascots - Wikipedia

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    The name "Sjogg" translates to "Snow" in the Gudbrandsdalsmål dialects [19] 2018 Summer Youth Olympics: Buenos Aires: Pandi: Jaguar: Human Full Agency: Pandi's name is a combination of the scientific name of the jaguar (Panthera onca) and the relationship of the mascot with the "digital world". [20] [21] 2020 Winter Youth Olympics: Lausanne: Yodli

  5. 2008 Summer Olympics marketing - Wikipedia

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    The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as Dancing Beijing (Chinese: 舞动的北京) designed by Guo Chunning.The emblem combines a traditional Chinese red seal and a representation of the calligraphic character jīng (京, "national capital", also the second character of Beijing's Chinese name) with athletic features.

  6. Fun or frightening? A brief history of Olympic mascot design

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    For more than 50 years, athletes competing in the Games have been cheered on by either a furry, feathered or slimy friend. But not all designs have been winners.

  7. Snoop Dogg dubbed 'America's Mascot' for Olympics. Here are ...

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    Snoop Dogg has made headlines as 'America's Mascot' in the 2024 Olympics. We think a few Texans could do the job, like Willie Nelson and Beyoncé. Snoop Dogg dubbed 'America's Mascot' for Olympics.

  8. Olympic emblem - Wikipedia

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    The five-ringed emblem of the Olympic Games. Each Olympic Games has its own Olympic emblem, which is a design integrating the Olympic rings with one or more distinctive elements. They are created and proposed by the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (OCOG) or the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the host country.

  9. The Paris 2024 Olympic Mascot is Inspired by Iconic French ...

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    The most recent mascot was Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda that represented this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing. The next Summer Olympics will be held in Paris from July 26 to Aug. 11 in 2024. The ...