"BOA in 1990 and Juan Antonio Samaranch for the IOC in 1994. The mascot for the London 2012 Summer Olympics was named Wenlock after Much Wenlock where the Wenlock Olympian Society and its Games began. The 2012 Summer Paralympics mascot was named Mandeville in honour of Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where the Paralympian Games originated. The medals awarded featured Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, as do Olympic medals. Following the unexpected death of President Roy Rogers, triple jump world record holder and Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards, CBE, was elected President of the WOS in 2011. In 2017 the games"
"Wenlock and Mandeville Wenlock is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Mandeville is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, both held in London, England, United Kingdom. They were created by Iris, a London-based creative agency. The mascots were unveiled on 19 May 2010, marking the second time (after Vancouver's Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk) that both Olympic and Paralympic mascots were unveiled at the same time. According to the associated (fictional) storyline by Michael Morpurgo, they were formed from the last girder of the Olympic Stadium. Their skins are made of highly polished steel allowing"
"and suppliers of which include BMW and Raiffeisen Zentralbank among others. About 60% of the costs associated with the games are expected to be covered by sponsorship by the various companies. The official mascot of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics is a chamois named Yoggl (pronounced YOG). The name is a compound of ""Joggl"", the Tyrolean nickname for Jakob, and YOG, the acronym of the Youth Olympic Games. He represents respect for nature, the lifestyles and geography of the host country, modernity, youth, and athleticism. The mascot was designed by Florencia Demaría and Luis Andrés Abbiati of Argentina. All of"
"with the most votes were subjected to a trademark verification process before they became official. The names of the mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, were announced when the mascots made their formal debut at a press event on 22 July 2018. Miraitowa, the Olympic mascot, is a figure with blue-checkered patterns inspired by the the Games' official logo. It is intended to embody ""both old tradition and new innovation"". The character has a ""strong sense of justice"" and is described as ""very athletic"". It has the ability to teleport anywhere instantly. Miraitowa is named after the Japanese words ""mirai"" (future) and"
"official mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 2 June 2016. The Olympic mascot, Soohorang (Korean: 수호랑), is a white tiger. The mascot's name is a portmanteau of ""Sooho"", a Korean word for ""protection"", and ""Rang"" which is derived both from the Korean word for ""tiger"" and from the name of a traditional Korean folk song originating from Gangwon Province. Tigers have a strong association with Korean culture and folklore. In June 2017, Ubisoft announced that it would release an expansion pack for its winter sports video game ""Steep"" entitled ""Road to the Olympics"", which features"
"£400,000, as a representation of the number 2012, with the Olympic Rings embedded within the zero. The same logo was used for the first time for both the Olympic and Paralympic games. The standard colours are green, magenta, orange and blue. The logo colours were modified to allow the incorporation of a variety of colours, including the Union Flag to promote the handover ceremony. Sebastian Coe at the launch of the logo said:The logo builds upon everything that the organising committee has said about reaching out and engaging young people, which is where our challenge is over the next five"
"explained that it represented the ""passion"" and heated competition of the Games' athletes, the contrasting climate of Sochi, and a sense of inclusion and belonging. For the first time in Olympic history, a public vote was held to decide the mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics; the 10 finalists, along with the results, were unveiled during live specials on Channel One. On 26 February 2011, the official mascots were unveiled, consisting of a polar bear, a snow hare, and a snow leopard. The initial rounds consisted of online voting among submissions, while the final round involved text messaging. A satirical"
"Vinicius and Tom Vinicius (; sometimes ""Vinícius"") is the official mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and Tom is the official mascot of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Both events were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mascots were created by São Paulo-based animation company Birdo, which was selected by a national tender process that began in November 2012. Vinicius's design represents Brazilian wildlife, combining aspects of cats, monkeys, and birds, while Tom's design represents Brazilian plant life. Tenders to create the mascots were only accepted from Brazilian design, illustration, animation, and advertising companies. The final designs were unanimously selected"
"and an ancient Chinese phoenix motif was added to further represent the themes of the Torch Relay. The official 2008 Olympic Mascots are the five Fuwa (, literally ""good luck dolls""). The Fuwa consist of five members that incorporate fish, giant panda, fire, Tibetan antelope, and swallow designs. The Fuwa each have as their primary color one of the colors of the five Olympic Rings that stand for the five continents. The five Fuwa are named Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. When the first syllable of each of the five names are said together, the result is the phrase"
"Izzy (mascot) Izzy was the official mascot of the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. Initially named Whatizit (""What is it?"") at its introduction at the close of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the animated character with the ability to morph into different forms was a departure from the Olympic tradition in that it did not represent a nationally-significant animal or human figure. In 1991, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) began a search for a mascot with a competition of twenty design firms as well as suggestions from the general public. The selection, Whatizit, was designed by John"
"Misha Misha (), also known as Mishka () or The Olympic Mishka (), is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (the XXII Summer Olympics). He was designed by children's books illustrator Victor Chizhikov. Misha is the first mascot of a sporting event to achieve large-scale commercial success in merchandise. The Misha doll was used extensively during the opening and closing ceremonies, appeared on several merchandise products and had both an animated short film (animated by Soyuzmultfilm) and a television series (animated by Nippon Animation), all of which are now common practice not only"
"The candidate city logo was designed by Javier Mariscal, a Spanish artist who also designed the mascot for the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. On May 18, 2004 the IOC selected in Lausanne (Switzerland) the five official candidate cities for the organization of the Olympic Games of 2012: Madrid, Paris, London, New York and Moscow. On July 6, 2005, the IOC announced the result of the election of the city that would host the 2012 Olympics: the choice was London, and the city of Madrid finished third. Later, an IOC member told reporters he made a mistake when marking his vote,"
"be completely forgotten within a year."" Leila Cobo, in an article published by ""Billboard"", praised the organizers of Rio 2016 for ""celebrating music in a most joyful and profound way"" by naming the Olympic mascot after Vinicius de Moraes. Vinicius and Tom Vinicius (; sometimes ""Vinícius"") is the official mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and Tom is the official mascot of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Both events were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mascots were created by São Paulo-based animation company Birdo, which was selected by a national tender process that began in November 2012. Vinicius's design"
"Soohorang and Bandabi Soohorang () is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Bandabi () is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Both events were held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea. Soohorang is a white tiger and Bandabi is an Asiatic black bear. The mascots were selected through a national tender process held in 2014 and were approved of by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 2, 2016. On June 27, 2014, the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee notified the public of their mascot selection contest. The selection process took place from September 15, 2014 to September"
"difficult for the Tokyo 2020 mascots to match the popularity of Soohorang and Bandabi. Soohorang and Bandabi Soohorang () is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Bandabi () is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Both events were held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea. Soohorang is a white tiger and Bandabi is an Asiatic black bear. The mascots were selected through a national tender process held in 2014 and were approved of by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 2, 2016. On June 27, 2014, the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee notified the public of their"
"lives here"". The official logo depicts a stylized profile of the Mole Antonelliana building, drawn in white and blue ice crystals, signifying the snow and the sky. The crystal web was also meant to portray the web of new technologies and the Olympic spirit of community. The Olympic mascots of the Games were Neve (""snow"" in Italian), a female snowball, and Gliz, a male ice cube. Turin was chosen as the host of the Olympics on June 19, 1999, at the 109th IOC Session in Seoul, South Korea. This was after the IOC had adopted new election procedures during the"
"unveiled on November 4, 2010 as the official mascots of the Games in Songdo Island, Incheon. The three seals, known as ""Barame (바라메)"", ""Chumuro (추므로)"" and ""Vichuon (비추온)"", meaning wind, dance and light in Korean, were chosen in accordance with the theme of the main venue. The prototype was taken from Baengnyeong Island. According to the organizers, the mascots were chosen as symbolic to the future peace between South Korea and North Korea. The official emblem was also revealed on the same day, represented by a wing consisting of a string of the letter ""A"", for ""Asia"", with a shining"
"Ireland. Although LOCOG insisted they only charged the Appearance fee, the fee actually covered the performers, cohort, van hire, and accident liability insurance. Doocey also said that LOCOG does issue some free appearances to schools demonstrating a ""commitment to the games"", but claimed that poorer schools would be ""too busy with students to deal with the paperwork"". Wenlock and Mandeville Wenlock is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Mandeville is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, both held in London, England, United Kingdom. They were created by Iris, a London-based creative agency. The mascots were"
"London 2012 (video game) London 2012: The Official Video Game is the official Olympic video game of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It was published by Sega and developed by Sega Studios Australia, making this the first Olympics title to be developed in-house by Sega. The iOS and Android versions were developed and published by NEOWIZ. It is also the second official video game based on the 2012 Olympics, the other being ""Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games"". The game features an online mode for players wishing to compete with other challengers worldwide. The ""national pride"""
"of these games is ""Feel the Future"" was unveiled on 8 April 2018. The olympic mascot of these games was unveiled on 29 May 2018. The mascot is a young Yaguareté (A South American animal, very similar to the Jaguar). Its name ""Pandi"" is a combination of the scientific name of the species (Panthera onca) and the relationship of the mascot with the ""digital world"". The president of the Buenos Aires 2018 Organising Committee, Gerardo Werthein, said that the mascot ""seeks to inspire young people on the transformative power of Olympism and sport"". The mascot was created by the Argentine"
"stylish designs. The kits consist of performance suits, podium suits, villagewear, and the uniform worn during the Opening and Closing Ceremony. The official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were unveiled on 19 May 2010. Wenlock and Mandeville are animations depicting two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton. They are named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, which held a forerunner of the current Olympic Games, and Stoke Mandeville, a village in Buckinghamshire where a forerunner to the Paralympic Games were first held. The writer Michael Morpurgo wrote the story concept to the mascots,"
"the sketches by the children as models) were released, including a raccoon, beaver, moose, two pixie creature twins, porcupine and an owl. The final six were selected based on originality, how well they represent Canadian culture and the branding of the Games, and the appeal they had amongst adults and children. On April 22, 2013, the general public was allowed to vote for the mascot they felt was the best. Voting was open until May 5, 2013. On July 17, 2013, Pachi the Porcupine was revealed as the official mascot of the games at an unveiling at the Canadian Broadcasting"
"In January 2012, SACOM released its investigative findings regarding to the production of Wenlock and Mandeville, the official mascots of 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics, and pointed out the production process violated the Sustainable Sourcing Code of London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). In 2010, SACOM launched investigative reports on Apple in response to the serial suicides in Foxconn and the mass n-hexane poisoning in Wintek (Suzhou), both of which are Apple’s major suppliers. SACOM urged Apple to take responsibility for the poisoning and suicides, for its ethical codes were violated in the production of iPhones"
"logo. The official Mascot of the 13th Asian Games is an elephant named Chai-Yo () (a Thai word meaning pleasure, gladness, success, unity and happiness) whose name is a phrase shouted by a group of people to show their unity and solidarity. In Thailand, the elephant is a very distinctive animal which has lived with its' people for many generations and is universally admired for its strengths and nobility. The opening ceremony started at 17:00 local time on December 6, 1998. It was attended by King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch and"
"the word ""Zion"" and threatened to boycott the Olympics, but eventually did not boycott. Alan Cowell from ""The New York Times"" said that people had compared the logo to ""a broken swastika or a comical sex act between the Simpsons"". The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will use a mixture of new venues, existing and historic facilities, and temporary facilities, some of them in well-known locations such as Hyde Park and Horse Guards Parade. In the wake of the problems that plagued the Millennium Dome, the organisers' intention is that there will be no white elephants after the Games and"
"Miraitowa and Someity Miraitowa (; pronounced ""mee-rah-e-toh-wa"") is the official mascot of the 2020 Summer Olympics, and Someity (; pronounced ""soh-may-tee"") is the official mascot of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Both events are scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan. The checkered design on both mascots was inspired by the Tokyo 2020 official logo, while Someity's pink design was inspired by cherry blossoms. Both fictional characters have various superpowers, such as teleportation. Created by Japanese artist Ryo Taniguchi, the mascots were selected from a competition process which took place in late 2017 and early 2018. A total of 2,042 candidate"
"mascot known as Zoich (its name being an interpretation of the stylized ""2014"" lettering from the Games' emblem as a cyrillic word), a fuzzy blue frog with hypnotic multi-coloured rings (sharing the colors of the Olympic rings) on his eyeballs and the Imperial Crown (""to remind about statehood and spirituality""), proved popular in initial rounds of online voting, and became a local internet meme among Russians, with some comparing it to ""Futurama""s ""Hypnotoad"". Despite its popularity, Zoich did not qualify for the final round of voting, with its creator, political cartoonist Egor Zhgun, claiming that organizers were refusing to respect"
"human figures representing the cultural heritage. The first major mascot in the Olympic Games was Misha in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Misha was used extensively during the opening and closing ceremonies, had a TV animated cartoon and appeared on several merchandise products. Nowadays, most of the merchandise aimed at young people focuses on the mascots, rather than the Olympic flag or organization logos. The Olympic movement is very protective of its symbols; as many jurisdictions have given the movement exclusive trademark rights to any interlocking arrangement of five rings, and usage of the word ""Olympic"". The rings are"
"Powder, Copper, Coal and Otto Powder, Copper, Coal and Otto are the official mascots of the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Paralympics, which were held in Salt Lake City during February 2002 and March 2002. The design process for the mascots began in September 1997, and after prototypes were created, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the mascots in December 1998. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) worked with Landor Associates of San Francisco, California, and Publicis to design and market the mascots. The original illustrator of the mascots was Steve Small, known for his work in ""Rugrats"" and"
"Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk Miga and Quatchi are the official mascots of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Sumi is the official mascot of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, and Mukmuk is their designated ""sidekick"" for both games, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The four mascots were introduced on November 27, 2007. They were designed by the Canadian and American duo, Meomi Design. It was the first time the Olympic and Paralympic mascots were introduced at the same time. The emblem of 2010 Winter Olympics, ""Ilanaaq the Inukshuk"", was picked through an open contest. However, it met criticism from some aboriginal"
"and peace within the ASEAN community. The official mascot of the 2012 ASEAN University Games is a pair of bees named Mr. Santiphap and Miss Mittaphap. The adoption of the Bee as the games mascot is to relate the bees who work together in solidarity, strength and efficiency to the savants and architectures of the ASEAN nations. The name of the male mascot, Mr. Santiphab (Mr. Peace) represents the Peace between the ASEAN nations whereas the name of the female mascot, Miss Mittaphab (Miss Friendship) represents the Friendship between the ASEAN nations. The official motto of the games is ""We"
"invitation to join in the Games celebrations. “Owlets” means young owls. The four Snowlets' names were chosen from among 47,484 suggestions. The mascots are a creation of Landor Associates. The agency responsible for creating the mascots was the same one that designed the torch for the Atlanta Games in 1996, and also took part in designing the mascots for Salt Lake City 2002. Owls are venerated around the world as having the “wisdom of the woods”; in Greek mythology, the owl is associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Originally, the mascot for the 1998 Winter Olympics was going to"
"chosen. However, on re-reading his brief, his creator realised that the word “magique” appeared several times and the OCOG decided to name the mascot accordingly. The mascot had a pedagogical role: with the aim of informing the 7,924 Games volunteers, the OCOG opted for a computer-aided teaching programme. Magique appeared in the various teaching modules and games. Originally, the chosen mascot was a mountain goat, created by illustrator Michel Pirus. This idea gave way to the star-shaped imp two years before the start of the Games. Magique (mascot) Magique (Magic) is the Olympic mascot of the 1992 Winter Olympics in"