Zhou Taitong, Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing
Committee of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games and
Vice-mayor of Shanghai, introduces the mascot of the Games to media
on Thursday, May 17, 2007.
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 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.
(CRI.cn May 17, 2007)
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