Nanjinglele
Nanjinglele ( proper spelling NanjingLELE or NanjingLele ) was the official mascot of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing .
description
Nanjinglele is a colorful pebble . The motif was chosen because the area around Nanjing is known for its colored, gem-like river stones from the Yangtze River . These stones are ground and polished by the current and thus shimmer in different bright colors. The stones are also known as "Rain-Flower Pebbles" or "Riverstones". The colors of the mascot stand for enthusiasm (red), selflessness (blue), motivation (yellow) and vitality (green). The name was formed from the name of the venue Nanjing and the syllable "lele". In Chinese, “Lele” means something like happiness or joy, and “lele” is meant to illustrate the sound that two of the river stones make when they collide. With the choice of the pebble as the mascot, the organizing committee also wanted to emphasize the connection between sport and nature.
Emergence
In order to find a mascot for the games, the organizing committee launched a national design competition among young people at the beginning of 2012. In total, over 1.2 million pupils and students from more than 900 schools and educational institutions took part. The committee chose the design of the 25-year-old student Cui Xinye as the official mascot. On November 29, 2012, Nanjinglele was presented to the public with an official event. The mascot was presented by the Chinese Olympians Sun Yang , Huang Xu and Wu Jingyu .
Others
Nanjinglele was very well known within China, thanks to the wide distribution of many different video clips on the Chinese Internet. A video with Nanjinglele was also published from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge , which became internationally known in summer 2014 .
In the run-up to and during the youth games, the organizing committee operated an official YouTube channel. This featured over 20 episodes of the Nanjinglele Fun TV series, in which the mascot reports on various competitive sports, for example.
When the Chinese research submersible Jiaolong completed a dive in the northwestern Pacific Ocean in July 2014 at a depth of more than 5500 meters, it had a plush figure from Nanjinglele on board in addition to the Olympic torch and the flag of the youth games.
Web links
- Nanjing 2014 Mascots: NanjingLele on the official website of the International Olympic Committee
- Introducing NANJINGLELE: The Nanjing 2014 mascot! on the official website of the International Olympic Committee
Individual evidence
- ^ Ian Marshall: Meet Nanjinglele, the Mascot for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. International Table Tennis Federation, March 18, 2013, accessed November 7, 2016 .
- ↑ The mascot of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games is called Nanjinglele. German Olympic Sports Confederation, November 30, 2012, accessed on November 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Alessandro Ceschi: "NANJINGLELE", the 2014 Youth Olympic Games mascot is a colorful pebble. International Shooting Sport Federation, March 28, 2013, accessed November 7, 2016 .
- ^ Alvin Lim: Chinese Web blockades highlight alternative Internet, social media tools. International News Media Association, August 26, 2014, accessed November 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Xianne Arcangel: For the first time in history, the Olympic torch to travel through cyberspace. GMA News online, July 17, 2014, accessed November 7, 2016 .
- ↑ NANJINGLELE Returns from Deep-Sea Exploration! (No longer available online.) HongKong Council for Technology & Creation, July 24, 2014, archived from the original on November 8, 2016 ; Retrieved November 7, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
