Fu Niu Lele, the mascot of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Summer Games, is known for its brightly coloured coat and friendly personality. Its name literally means “Good Luck! (Fu) - Cow (Niu) - Happiness ...

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(ATR) A cow named Fu Niu Lele is the mascot for the 2008 Paralympic Games ... president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan and Deng Pufang, president of China Disabled ...

But the best part is when the mascot appears as a life-size character! They like to show up and dance to get the fans all hyped up. The Olympics didn't have an official mascot until 1972.

But the best part is when the mascot appears as a life-size character! They like to show up and dance to get the fans all hyped up. The Olympic Games didn't have any official mascots at the beginning.

Junichi Miyashita, who won a bronze medal in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, said the postponement ... where the statues of the Games’ official mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, were ...