A player of South Korea stretches as Nini, one of the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascots mimics him during a men's handball placement 5-8 match of the Games between South Korea and Poland on August 22, 2008 in Beijing.

Dominik Klein of Germany (L) is consoled by a person dressed as Huanhuan, one of the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascots, at the end of their loss to Denmark in their men's preliminary round Group B handball match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games August 18, 2008.

South Korea's goalkeeper Kang Ilkoo stretches as Jingjing, one of the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascots mimics him during a men's handball placement 5-8 match of the Games between South Korea and Poland on August 22, 2008 in Beijing.

A mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olmypic Games makes a flip at half-time during the men's preliminary round group A basketball match between Australia and Croatia at the Olympic basketball gymnasium on August 10, 2008.

A person dressed as an Olympic mascot talks to another who fell at the venue of the badminton matches of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 14, 2008.

Huanhuan, one of the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascots jumps for the basket before the women's semi-final basketball match China against Australia of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 at the Olympic basketball Arena in Beijing.

Yingying, one of the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascots jumps for the basket before the women's semi-final basketball match China against Australia of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 at the Olympic basketball Arena in Beijing.

Scott Touzinsky of the US plays the ball next to Nini, one of the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascots, during their men's preliminary Pool A volleyball match against China in Beijing August 16, 2008.