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| Mascot of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (Nanjing) | |
| Significance | Yuhua stones |
Lele, also known as Nanjing Lele, is the official mascot of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. After a competition, the stone was chosen to represent the games. The word ‘lele’ represents the sound of stones colliding together and is pronounced like the Chinese word meaning happiness or joy. The mascot was revealed to the public by Chinese Olympic champions Sun Yang, Huang Xu and Wu Jingyu.
Characteristics
Lele is based on Yuhua stones, which come in the colors of red, pink, yellow, white and green. It is short and robust with bulging eyes, always wearing a smile.
| Birthplace | Nanjing |
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| Birthday | 29 November |
| Chinese Zodiac | Dragon |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Blood type | O |
| Appearance | Colorful, non-mainstream aesthetic |
| Personality | Cute, cuddly, curious, frisky, enthusiastic, brave, and a little rebellious |
| Tag | Hello, I'm NANJINGLELE |
| Hobbies | Being a tour guide of Nanjing, taking pictures with friends from around the world and eating marshmallows |
| Talents | The 28 disciplines of the Youth Olympic Games |
| Tongue twister | si shi si; shi shi shi; si shi shi lele; lele bu nene |
| Favourite thing to do | Being with friends |
| Things disliked most | Playing alone |
| The most unbearable thing | Seeing friends being bullied |
| The most enjoyable thing | Drinking a glass of water after competition and being full of positive energy |
| Not good at | Singing, dancing |
| Favourite foods | Salted duck, sweet-scented osmanthus duck, plum flower cake, Pidu noodles, spiced beans, duck blood and vermicelli soup, Jinling steamed dumplings |
| Favourite color | Every color found in a rainbow |
| Favourite flower | Rain flower |
| Favourite fairy tale | The Ugly Duckling |
| Favourite place | Competition venues of the Youth Olympic Games |
| Famous for | Mascot promotional video for Nanjing 2014 |
References
- "Introducing NANJINGLELE: The Nanjing 2014 mascot! - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- "EJINSIGHT - ejinsight.com". www.ejinsight.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- "Nanjing 2014 Mascot(s) NanjingLele | History & Photos". International Olympic Committee. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- "Mascot _Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games - Official Site". International Olympic Committee. 2014-07-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
| Preceded byYoggl | Olympic mascot Lele Nanjing 2014 |
Succeeded bySjogg |