The London 2012 organizers recently unveiled the Olympic and Paralympic mascots. And they’re not the usual animal-based Olympic mascots.
The 2012 Olympic mascots are two one-eyed characters named after two small English towns, Wenlock and Mandeville.
Wenlock is named after the village of Much Wenlock located in Shropshire wherein a 19th century event was held which inspired the modern Olympic Games. While Mandeville is named after the Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
The 2012 Olympic mascots are based on an animated film children story by author Michael Morpurgo.
It started as the workers finish the last huge girder of the Olympic Stadium in London. From the last drops of steel from this girder, the two mascots were formed by retired welder.
A rainbow then gave life to the two one-eyed metal figures that imitate the Olympic and Paralympic sports from posted images. Among the popular athletes shown were; Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, diver Tom Daley and British boxer Amir Khan.
Also, the history of the 2012 Olympic mascots‘ names were briefly shown. The last part showed the two as they walk on separate rainbow paths leaving on a journey until they meet and until the world meets on the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.
Watch the London 2010 mascots animated film video:
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