PARALYMPIC GAMES MASCOTS
Ever since mascots were first created for the Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games, they have been an important part of the overall look of the Games. Over the years, there have been many mascots, with the most recently revealed being Someity, the mascot for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Click through the gallery to see images of mascots through the years, and visit each Paralympic Games page to find out more about the story of each mascot.
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CaptionSomeity is the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascotImagenⒸTokyo 2020
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CaptionBandabi - mascot of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter GamesImagenⒸPOCOG
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CaptionRio 2016 Paralympic Games mascot TomImagenⒸRio 2016/Mathilde Molla
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Ray of Light and Snowflake were the mascots of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
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CaptionNamed after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville was the mascot of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.ImagenⒸIPC
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CaptionSumi the chimera is the mascot of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.ImagenⒸIPC
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The cow Fu Niu Lele was the mascot of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
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CaptionAster the snowflake is the mascot of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.ImagenⒸIPC
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Proteas the seahorse is the mascot of the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
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Otto the otter is the official mascot of the Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Lizzy, the frill-necked Lizard is the mascot of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
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Parabbit was the mascot of the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Blaze, the phoenix is the mascot of the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games
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CaptionSondre the Troll was the official mascot of the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games.ImagenⒸIPC
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CaptionAlpy is the mascot of the 1992 Tignes Albertville Paralympic Winter Games.ImagenⒸIPC
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Caption"Petra" Mascot Paralympic Games Barcelona 1992Imagen
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CaptionMascot Paralympic Games Seoul 1988Imagen
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CaptionDan D. Lion was the mascot for the New York 1984 Paralympic GamesImagenⒸIPC
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CaptionTwo squirrels were the the first Paralympic mascots at the Arnhem 1980 GamesImagenⒸIPC