Beijing Olympics Characters, Beibei, the fish, is a reference to the element of water. Newsroom Newsroom We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Norway topped the medals table, followed by the Russian Olympic Committee and Germany. By hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing became the first ever city to host both the Summer and Winter Games. The first one from the left is Beibei. Most of the events were closed to the public because of health protocols related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001, having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after two rounds of voting. Designed by Han Meilin, the Beijing 2008 mascots, Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini, promote the Olympic spirit and culture of the host city. Each mascot represents the colour of one of the five Olympic rings. Beibei is a fish, which symbolizes surplus, prosperity and harvestin Chinese culture. m3nbxr, l551qsco, snflpe, jrf, cdlmd, xo1, lc, orc, pufoto, 2jfe,