The Summer Games were back at it in 2012 when London presented Wenlock and Mandeville, the city's Olympic and Paralympic mascots. Apparently, a pair of walking Big Ben figurines weren't terrifying ...

In 1968, the mascot Shuss, a small figure on skis, was created for the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Designers had only a short time to bring Shuss to life, but he quickly became a ...

The Olympics are on the horizon, learn about the history of the Olympic mascots and why they have become so iconic. Take your marks, get set and take on the ultimate Olympic mascot quiz!

Wenlock and Mandeville, the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, inspired by the Union Flag (ATR) LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe launches the 2012 Olympic mascots, Wenlock and ...

While Angus Yuen, 13, agrees the mascots have 'generated hype', he also cannot help but make comparisons with the Beijing Olympics. 'There are too few of them - I wanted to see a greater number of ...

A company selected to sell stuffed mascot dolls for the Tokyo Summer Games gave millions of yen to an acquaintance of a suspect in the widening Olympic bribery scandal, investigative sources said.