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Jennifer1984 On July 20, 2022
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#1New Post! May 20, 2010 @ 06:24:50
https://www.london2012.com/mascots

The mascots for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games were unveiled on the BBC One Show last night.

Wenlock and Mandeville are not the usual kind of soft toy national representatives like Moscow's Misha the Bear, or Los Angeles' Sam the Eagle. They are representative of Britain's contribution to the modern olympics, designed and produced for the internet generation.

For the benefit of our American friends, the mascots names come from places in England that made a contribution to the formation and development of the modern olympics. It was in the village of Much Wenlock, England, that Baron Pierre de Coubertin first saw organised, competitive sports being played in the mid 1890's. This inspired him to revive the ancient Greek olympiads, and thus, the modern games began. Yes... they were revived by a Frenchman, but he gained his inpsiration in a small English village.

Mandeville is named after Stoke Mandeville hospital in England, a specialist hospital that treats severe physical disability and paraplegia. Stoke Mandeville hospital pioneered the concept of the Paralympics, which are now an integral part of the Olympic movement.

So, there you have it. Wenlock and Mandeville. What do you think..?

I think they are innovative, modern and relevant to the online age. Just another cuddly toy... a British bulldog, or a lion.... would have been "more of the same" and frankly, dull.

We might not be able to throw vast sums of money at the olympics in the way that Beijing did, but we can use our imagination, innovation and forward-looking to bring the Olympic Games into a new era.

More of this, please, Lord Coe...!!


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boxerdc On December 18, 2012

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#2New Post! May 20, 2010 @ 06:27:27
I think they're a little bit creepy, and that their legs are too short.
hedkandi1984_21 On July 23, 2013




London, United Kingdom
#3New Post! May 20, 2010 @ 07:02:02
I'm not really sure what I think lol. I didn't even know the host countries had mascots until yesterday
treebee On April 13, 2015
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London, United Kingdom
#4New Post! May 20, 2010 @ 09:47:28
I really like them, probably the first olympic thing that isnt naff.
TheMightyOz On March 17, 2015
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Luton, United Kingdom
#5New Post! May 20, 2010 @ 10:49:29
They look more like they should feature in those random bits of film that pop up between songs in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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