Organizers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the event mascots in February. Two humanoid characters clad in traditional Japanese checkered patterns. More than 2,000 entries ...

All eyes are on Japan this week, thanks to the much-delayed Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, happening July 23 to Aug 8. The event has been a hot debate topic for months now, with some countries and ...

(ATR) The name of Tokyo 2020’s mascot will be chosen by creative professionals not the general public. Games organizers confirmed to Around the Rings Monday that while a 14-member selection ...

Mascots unveiled The names of mascots for the Games were unveiled on July 22nd. Miraitowa will represent the Olympics. The name combines the Japanese words for future and eternity.

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 ...

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 ...