Tokyo Olympic Mascots

December 7, 2017

TOKYO- School children from fourth and fifth grades attend a photo session with three shortlisted mascot design sets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games at an elementary school in Tokyo, Japan, 07 December 2017.

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced on Thursday, 07 December 2017 its Mascot Selection Panel has shortlisted three mascot design sets, each containing one mascot for the Olympic Games and one for the Paralympic Games, selecting from 2,042 entries. From 11 December to 22 February, 6.5 million schoolchildren at every elementary school across the country will be given opportunity to review the desings, with their classes casting a single vote in favour of the one sets.

The winner will be announced on 28 February, just after the closing ceremoy of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games. The mascot will be named and formally debut in July or August 2018. Jiji Press