Xu Xin, a young man from Nanjing brought Lele to Paris to watch the Olympics, seeking to provide the Games with a Nanjing element. He managed to give the mascot to swimmer Pan Zhanle, in the knowledge he too has stuffed toys at home. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this link.
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