Chinese products shining bright at Rio Olympic Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Rio 2016 Olympic Games might be geographically distant from China,but its mark can be felt through the numerous "Made in China" mascots, uniforms, securityapparatus, and telecommunications equipment.Msscots with Chinese flair

The vivid mascots of the Olympic Games, Vinicius and Tom, became hot commodities after theywere put on sale.

These mascots are available in various sizes as plushies, which have rapidly become favorites inshopping baskets in Brazil and around the world. Behind these is a Chinese company, Honav,which is an official franchise firm of the International Olympic Committee.

Chen Shaoshu, president of Honav, told Xinhua that "Honav became associated with theOlympics a long time ago, back in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. We were manufacturers forSydney 2000 and Athens 2004 before being signed up for Beijing 2008 as an official franchisecompany."

In Rio, Chen has been preoccupied by the huge boom in demand for his products, as "saleswere not good prior to the Games."

Carlos Nuzman, president of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, has been very satisfied with Honav,calling it a company known for good quality, creative design and the sustainable development ofits products.

Chen told Xinhua that Honav designed over 1,110 products for Rio 2016, including over 5 millionunits. However, he explained that "tourists, spectators and athletes are buying products with aspeed we had not imagined. Certain products are already on limited sales every day."

Breath of fresh air

Inside the main entrance of the Rio 2016 headquarters, a banner proudly displays the Olympicsponsors, including 361o and Gree. 361o has supplied uniforms for the Rio 2016 OrganizingCommittee, as well as for a number of delegations, including Greece and South Africa. Gree, onthe other hand, installed all the air conditioning inside of venues