Beijing 2008 - THE FUWA : BEIBEI, JINGJING, HUANHUAN, YINGYING, NINI
Five characters with names from each part of the Chinese phrase "Beijing huan ying ni", which means "Beijing welcomes you". Each representing an Olympic ring and Feng Shui element. [How classy is that?]
WENLOCK & MANDEVILLE
London 2012 . [Not the best looking? Perhaps representing the London Eye ferris wheel]
"The 2012 London Olympic mascots were created from the last two drops of steel used to build the London 2012 Olympic stadium."
"The 2012 London Olympic mascots were created from the last two drops of steel used to build the London 2012 Olympic stadium."
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