2010年南非世界杯吉祥物介绍

吉祥物是一只名为“”（暂译为扎库米）的明黄色的豹子。

其中Za是南非的国际代码，寓意南非；Kumi在很多非洲语言中是10的意思，代表世界杯在2010年举办。扎库米身着白色T恤，绿色短裤，一头打着许多结的运动长发，就像一个驰骋绿茵场上的足球明星。

组委会首席执行官丹尼·乔丹说，扎库米的整个筛选过程历时将近一年，设计和生产过程全部在南非进行。他解释说，最终选择豹的形象来作为世界杯吉祥物是因为南非的5大动物（狮子、大象、水牛、犀牛和豹）中，其他四个已被多次作为体育赛事的吉祥物使用，“豹是个新鲜的想法，”乔丹说，“扎库米”是“地道的南非人”，也是第一次在非洲举办的世界杯的理想形象大使，他年轻、机敏并且充满活力，一定会受到大家的喜爱。

自1966年英国世界杯首次发布吉祥物（一只狮子）以来，吉祥物在此后的世界杯赛事中发挥着日益重要的作用。

2010 World Cup

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, South - A with a green afro a and into World Cup . The , named , was as the of the 2010 World Cup, which will take place in South . At 's at a state TV , a in a a with Mark Fish, who lead South to the Cup of title in 1996.

was given a and name South 's and hopes. The was "born" June 16, 1994, said. The year is when ended and the date is as Youth Day to mark the of 1976, as the day when young South a blow white rule.

The first two of are the 's in , one of South 's 11 . "Kumi" means 10 for the year of the in many , World Cup said.

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The idea, and of the all came from South , Cora , whose just east of built the for 's .

The World Cup " to my ," said.

Her with the was worth less than 250,000 rand (about US$31,000), but said it would open other and had among her staff of about 30.