Mascot of 2007 special olympics games launched
(CRI)Updated: 2007-05-18 08:44
 China released, on Thursday May 17, 2007, the mascot of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, "Sunny Sanmao," a happy-go-lucky resourceful boy with only three locks of hair. Sanmao is the protagonist of a novel of the same title written by an author in Shanghai, the hosting city of the Games. [china.com.cn]  |
China released a progress report on preparation work for the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and launched the mascot of the Games on Thursday.
Zhou Taitong, Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games and Vice-mayor of Shanghai, introduced the progress in preparation for the Games at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office.
The mascot of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games was also launched at the news conference.
The 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games will be held in Shanghai from Oct.2 to Oct.11. Over 10,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities, from 160 countries and regions, will take part in the games.
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