London 2012 Olympics is almost approaching and after that also Paralympics 2012 will on its way. Preparations for both the major sports events are being completed quickly. Recently, the official mascots of both these events were unveiled. These have been named Wenlock and Mandeville. Wenlock is the official mascot for the London 2012 Olympics and Mandeville is the mascot of Paralympics 2012. Both these characters are cartoon animations.
There is a story behind the creation of these characters. The story has been written by author Michael Morpurgo. The story goes like this “At the steelworks in Bolton, when the last girder for the Olympic stadium is being finished, the two drops fall from the molten steel. Cooling subject of these drops are picked up by George. That day happens to be his retirement day, so he signs the finished girder and returns home to his wife and grandchildren. The family gives him his retirement cake. Later when everyone is asleep George decides to make a gift for his grandchildren from the steel drops. The next day, he gives the steel Wenlock and Mandeville to his grandchildren. The children take the mascots up to the attic and lay them on the windowsill when a rainbow forms going through the house. The rainbow brings color and life to Wenlock and Mandeville. They learn sports from the children, posters and the TV. Wenlock and Mandeville realize their names from books and trophies before leaving on the rainbow. The kids get happy knowing that they have given life to the newest Olympic Mascots.
This story has been developed for both purposes, to promote reading and to make children excited about the upcoming Olympic Games. Each of the mascot’s names is significant: Wenlock, the Olympic mascot, is named after the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock, the site of an early forerunner of the modern Olympic Games. Mandeville, the Paralympics mascot, is named after Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the birthplace of the modern Paralympics, which was first staged as the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games in 1948.
Wenlock has been named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock that helped inspire Pierre de Coubertin to launch the modern Olympics. The name Mandeville has been inspired by the Buckinghamshire town of Stoke Mandeville, where the Paralympics were originated. As per Lord Coe, the chairman of the Locog (London organizing committee of the Olympic Games) the mascots were aimed directly at children and designed with the digital age in mind.
In the selection process of the mascots, many designs were rejected earlier. The rejected designs include an animated tea pot, anthropomorphic pigeons and a Big Ben with arms and legs. The mascots were introduced in an animated film following the Bolton steelworks story. These mascots will become a range of up to 30 cuddly toys, including versions based on celebrities and sports stars, adorning badges, T-shirts, mugs and more. Both these characters have also got their own website and even individual Facebook and Twitter pages too.
Both Wenlock and Mandeville feature a metallic finish along with a London taxi light on their heads and a single large eye made out of a camera lens. The eyes allow examining and recording things on their way. Wenlock has 5 friendship bracelets on his wrist. Each bracelet takes the color of an Olympic ring. The 3 points on his head represent the three places on the podium. The pattern on his body with the logo of the games symbolizes the whole world coming to London in 2012. The shape on the front of head represents the shape of the Olympic stadium roof. In the run-up to the games Wenlock always looks on the bright side of life and hopes to make as many friends as possible. There is a personal best timer on the hand of Mandeville that helps to keep track of the performance. Its helmet like head features the 3 paralympic colors.
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Names and facts of Olympics Mascots 2012
This story has been developed for both purposes, to promote reading and to make children excited about the upcoming Olympic Games. Each of the mascot’s names is significant: Wenlock, the Olympic mascot, is named after the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock, the site of an early forerunner of the modern Olympic Games. Mandeville, the Paralympics mascot, is named after Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the birthplace of the modern Paralympics, which was first staged as the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games in 1948.
Wenlock has been named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock that helped inspire Pierre de Coubertin to launch the modern Olympics. The name Mandeville has been inspired by the Buckinghamshire town of Stoke Mandeville, where the Paralympics were originated. As per Lord Coe, the chairman of the Locog (London organizing committee of the Olympic Games) the mascots were aimed directly at children and designed with the digital age in mind.
Interesting Facts about Olympics 2012
In the selection process of the mascots, many designs were rejected earlier. The rejected designs include an animated tea pot, anthropomorphic pigeons and a Big Ben with arms and legs. The mascots were introduced in an animated film following the Bolton steelworks story. These mascots will become a range of up to 30 cuddly toys, including versions based on celebrities and sports stars, adorning badges, T-shirts, mugs and more. Both these characters have also got their own website and even individual Facebook and Twitter pages too.
Both Wenlock and Mandeville feature a metallic finish along with a London taxi light on their heads and a single large eye made out of a camera lens. The eyes allow examining and recording things on their way. Wenlock has 5 friendship bracelets on his wrist. Each bracelet takes the color of an Olympic ring. The 3 points on his head represent the three places on the podium. The pattern on his body with the logo of the games symbolizes the whole world coming to London in 2012. The shape on the front of head represents the shape of the Olympic stadium roof. In the run-up to the games Wenlock always looks on the bright side of life and hopes to make as many friends as possible. There is a personal best timer on the hand of Mandeville that helps to keep track of the performance. Its helmet like head features the 3 paralympic colors.
Video of London 2012 unveils Games mascots Wenlock & Mandeville from youtube:
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