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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympics Mascot Diehards, Scalpers Camp Out for Bing Dwen Dwen Dolls

People wearing face masks, after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, wait in line to enter a flagship merchandise store for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Wangfujing street in Beijing, China February 9, 2022, following a surge in demand for merchandise featuring the official mascot Bing Dwen Dwen. (Reuters)

Die-hard fans, and scalpers, queued overnight for the chance to order anything in the likeness of the Winter Games mascot, a panda bear named Bing Dwen Dwen, as factories scrambled to ramp up production to catch up with demand.

Armed with foldable stools, self-heating adhesives and battery-operated hand warmers, hundreds of people braved the freezing temperatures outside a flagship store in Beijing's Wangfujing shopping area.

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