2022 Winter Beijing Olympics and Paralympics mascot announced September 18, 1:20
The Winter Olympics and Paralympic mascots to be held in Beijing, China in 2022, were announced, and characters with panda motifs were unveiled. Beijing, together with the 2008 Summer Games, will be the first city in history to host both summer and winter competitions.
On the 17th, an event was held at the stadium where ice hockey will be held, with the participation of IOC = President of the International Olympic Committee, President Bach, and the Chinese Communist Party executives, to announce the competition mascot.
The mascot was chosen with reference to domestic and foreign applications. The Olympics used the panda motif “Bin Dung-Dun” (冰 * Dun * Dun), while the Paralympics used the red lanterns decorated for the Lunar New Year, etc. It was decided to be “Lon Ron”.
The 10-year-old boy who visited the venue said, “I was thrilled that the mascot was announced. I think the panda and lantern mascots are very cute and well represent the Chinese culture.”
China has been working to expand the winter sports competition population, such as skiing cited the country, seen as as the Xi Jinping leadership through the holding of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the first in China, there is an aim to connect to the national prestige carry forward The
* Dun is ugly.