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Wenlock is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Mandeville is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, both held in London, England, United Kingdom. [1] Named after Much Wenlock and Stoke Mandeville , they were created by Iris, a London-based creative agency.
The official mascot of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, Mandeville, was unveiled alongside its Olympic counterpart Wenlock on 19 May 2010. As characters, they are portrayed as drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton , and feature singular camera eyes —representing "focus"— with the cameras capturing aspects of the Games.
Wenlock and Mandeville are animations depicting two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton. [22] They are named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, which held a forerunner of the current Olympic Games, and Stoke Mandeville, a village in Buckinghamshire where a forerunner to the Paralympic Games were first held. [22]
London 2012 (video game) ... Wenlock and Mandeville; World and Olympic records set at the 2012 Summer Olympics; Z. ZiL lane; Media in category "2012 Summer Olympics"
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Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games dating from 1850, held each year in Much Wenlock Wenlock and Mandeville , the official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics being held in London, United Kingdom
The Cerebral Palsy Games (or CP Games) are a multi-sport competition for athletes with a disability, which under the former name of the International Stoke Mandeville Games were the forerunner of the Paralympic Games. The competition has been formerly known as the International Cerebral Palsy Games or the Stoke Mandeville Games.
Wenlock: A drop of steel with a camera for an eye. Iris: Named after the village of Much Wenlock in Shropshire – which hosted a precursor to the modern Olympic Games in the 19th century. It represents the UK's start of the Industrial Revolution. [4] [11] [12]