The life-size creatures are meant to give "concrete form to the Olympic spirit, spreading the values highlighted at each edition of the Games; promoting the history and culture of the host city ...

Mandeville is one half of the mascot team consisting of Wenlock and Mandeville that were created for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Formed from the last steel girder of the Olympic ...

Wenlock and Mandeville, the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, inspired by the Union Flag (ATR) LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe launches the 2012 Olympic mascots, Wenlock and ...

Editor’s note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony live updates. Mascots are synonymous with sports, and the Olympics, worldwide event that they are, prove no different, Indeed, they have a rich ...

Tina and Milo, a pair of adorable stoats, are the mascots of the upcoming Winter Olympics. Tina, wearing a white winter coat, is the mascot for the 2026 Winter Olympics, while her brother Milo ...

The Olympics are on the horizon, learn about the history of the Olympic mascots and why they have become so iconic. Take your marks, get set and take on the ultimate Olympic mascot quiz!

Shuss, a little man on skis, was created in a hurry ahead of the 1968 Games in Grenoble. His designer had just one night to prepare a plan for submission. The official mascot for the second Winter ...

The word mascot comes from an opera called La Mascotte that was performed in France in 1880. The lead opera singer was so well-received that jewellers created a bracelet charm of the adored singer ...

(ATR) Wenlock and Mandeville might have the love of school children but are receiving scathing feedback around the world. They have been compared to Smurfs, Teletubbies and cyclops. The London ...

Tokyo had been selected in 1936 to host the 1940 Olympics Games. It was a bold idea to stage the Olympics in Asia and in a country that was still rather mysterious to the West. But Japan and China ...