Saola – SEA Games mascot 31 stuffed animal version is ready to be released to fans
In order to best prepare for the Southeast Asian Games to take place in May, the Organizing Committee of the host country Vietnam is rushing to complete the organizational stages, including the production of stuffed animals – animals. Saola objects are dedicated to sports groups/athletes and to serve fans.
SEA Games mascot 31 in the form of a stuffed animal (photo BTC)
On September 30, 2020, at the 1st Conference, the Organizing Committee and Steering Committee of SEA Games 31 selected Saola – a rare and endemic animal species of Vietnam as the mascot and symbol for the Games. Southeast Asia. This is one of more than 500 works submitted to the contest to design a funny logo for the 31st SEA Games, made by Ngo Xuan Khoi.
Saola is one of the rare mammals in the world, living in the mountains and forests of our country and Laos, dubbed the “Asian Unicorn”, ranked as endangered in the Red Book of Vietnam. In addition, the image of saola also means friendly, agile, vivacious, suitable for the nature of sports. Through the Saola logo template, it helps regional and international friends know more about the very special values that nature has bestowed on the people and people of Vietnam.
The creation of a stuffed saola mascot is not only considered by the 31st SEA Games Organizing Committee as a gift for athletes to receive medals in a normal way, but also with a bigger task. . Sao La stuffed animal – the mascot of the 31st SEA Games is expected to help the special Games in the history of Vietnamese sports not only last for 12 event days but also have enduring vitality in every family. family, connecting members, not only in Vietnam but also abroad. This inspires the spirit of protecting nature, the spirit of sports, the spirit of the SEA Games of Vietnamese people.
Sharing about the process of creating the saola mascot from cotton, Mr. Nguyen Thuan Thanh – representative of the Sao La mascot stuffed animal production unit shared, the team has performed many stages. Careful from idea to detail in the prototyping process, perfect execution in the production process of finished products.
The creation of the SEA Games 31 mascot is both unique and difficult. From the 2D drawing of artist Ngo Xuan Khoi, the workers had to create 3D shapes and then go through 8 to 11 edits to create the first prototype. And until the 3rd prototype, the new soul was blown into the Saola mascot with cotton and officially shipped.
The process of creating the Sao La mascot from cotton at the production facility of Mr. Thanh Dat’s family – the son of the worker who created the Golden Buffalo – the mascot of the 2003 SEA Games in Vietnam (Screenshot)
The person chosen to send gold to blow souls and create finished products for this 31 SEA Games is the family of Mr. Vu Thanh Dat, the son of the craftsman who created the Golden Buffalo – the mascot of the 2003 SEA Games in Vietnam. Mr. Dat shared: “From a very small production facility, my father was fortunate to have the opportunity to produce the SEA Games mascot that year. This is like a step forward for the company to develop as it is now. The chance came again when the company was selected to produce a national order, all members involved in the production were very proud to show it to neighbors and friends in joy and excitement.” .
Saola, the funny symbol of the 31st SEA Games, makes Vietnamese people proud, but it also reminds each of us to be more conscious and active in preserving an endemic species that is in danger of extinction. strains. And raising awareness and awareness of Saola conservation will be highly effective through communication, images, souvenirs… in the process of preparing and taking place the Eastern Sports Festival. South Asia.
At the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, 60,000 Sao La mascots are produced to give to sports teams/athletes and retail to serve fans. The 31st SEA Games Organizing Committee confirmed that it will be ready to increase the number of Sao La mascots and other SEA Games memorabilia to meet the needs of fans. Sao La stuffed animals – SEA Games 31 mascot and some SEA Games souvenirs will be sold officially at the system authorized by the Organizing Committee, including: online system on the official website of the SEA Games Organizing Committee. thirty first; Souvenir stalls at the 31 SEA Games venue, souvenir stalls at the airport in the near future.
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