Olympic Mascots

But even though two French toymakers got the contract, the Paris Olympics committee said just eight percent of the mascots will be made in France -- from Chinese-produced materials -- and the remainder outsourced to China.

The Phrygian cap, the symbol of the French republic but wearing sneakers as a nod to the present, was unveiled on Monday as the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Even as Tokyo unveiled installations featuring the Olympic rings and mascots to celebrate the 100-day milestone, organisers face monumental challenges as virus surges.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascots were chosen by schoolchildren from a shortlist of three across Japan.

A labour watchdog on Wednesday slammed the London Olympics organisers over alleged human rights abuses at Chinese "sweatshops" producing Games merchandise.

The London Olympics pop up on teapots, bunting and a one-eyed mascot -- but strict branding laws are in place to ensure that official products are the only ones in the race.

Mascots have been a part of Olympic Games since Munich 1972, when Waldi, a dachshund, was the symbol of the ill-fated Munich Games at which Israeli athletes and officials were killed by Palestinian extremists.

In the end, Israelis didn't want their Olympic athletes at London's Summer Games to be represented by a red-haired baby in blue diapers.

It's not a furry animal, is neither male nor female and has no cutesy name. London 2012 organizers unveiled the Olympic and Paralympic mascots on Wednesday _ one-eyed, interactive creations from the digital age named after two small English towns.

But even though two French toymakers got the contract, the Paris Olympics committee said just eight percent of the mascots will be made in France -- from Chinese-produced materials -- and the remainder outsourced to China.

The Phrygian cap, the symbol of the French republic but wearing sneakers as a nod to the present, was unveiled on Monday as the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Even as Tokyo unveiled installations featuring the Olympic rings and mascots to celebrate the 100-day milestone, organisers face monumental challenges as virus surges.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascots were chosen by schoolchildren from a shortlist of three across Japan.

A labour watchdog on Wednesday slammed the London Olympics organisers over alleged human rights abuses at Chinese "sweatshops" producing Games merchandise.

The London Olympics pop up on teapots, bunting and a one-eyed mascot -- but strict branding laws are in place to ensure that official products are the only ones in the race.

Mascots have been a part of Olympic Games since Munich 1972, when Waldi, a dachshund, was the symbol of the ill-fated Munich Games at which Israeli athletes and officials were killed by Palestinian extremists.

In the end, Israelis didn't want their Olympic athletes at London's Summer Games to be represented by a red-haired baby in blue diapers.

It's not a furry animal, is neither male nor female and has no cutesy name. London 2012 organizers unveiled the Olympic and Paralympic mascots on Wednesday _ one-eyed, interactive creations from the digital age named after two small English towns.