A multi-coloured dachshund dog named 'Waldi' captured the spirit of the Olympics in Munich, Germany that year. Since then there have been animal mascots, imaginary characters, mythical creatures ...

These two polar bears that were at the Calgary Olympics were intended to represent the region's hospitality and greetings. The tiger, the mascot for the Seoul Summer Games, was named "Hodori." The ...

Tina, wearing a white winter coat, is the mascot for the 2026 Winter Olympics, while her brother Milo, dressed in a brown summer coat, represents the mascot for the 2026 Paralympics.

Per the 2024 Paris Olympics site, the Phryges were "chosen as symbols of freedom and to represent allegorical figures of the French republic." “Rather than an animal, our mascots represent an ...

Both animals appear in South Korea’s foundation mythology ... and cheers for the athletes while championing harmony and equality. The official mascots for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ...

An example of this in the Olympics is 'Vinicius' the 2016 mascot for Rio which was a merge of different Brazilian animals to represent the diversity of Brazilian culture and it's people.

Live mascots are fun because animals are good and often cute. But the thing about animals is that we don't share a language with them and they lack complex reasoning skills. This adds an element ...

Wenlock and Mandeville, the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, inspired by the Union ... 2012 "weren’t attracted to human or animal – they just wanted a good story." ...