Pets at the Olympics?
More than a mascot, they are the ambassadors. The spirit of the summer joust, a tradition of years that has led them to have a leading role.
In Tokyo 2020 it will not be the exception so Someity and Miraitowa will be the protagonists that accompany the two weeks of competitions.
Tokyo 2020 mascots they are anthropomorphic beings that come from the digital world. Ad hoc with these games as they are expected to be the most technological in history.
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Who is Someity and Miraitowa?
They are not human, nor are they animals, but they can interact with the real world.
They were created by illustrator Ryo Taniguchi, who makes characters for language books and character designs for products.
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When was the first mascot used in Olympic Games?
Technically the first mascot to be used was at the Grenoble Winter Olympics in 1968; it was a kind of skier with a blue body and a smiling red ball.
But that same year in Mexico 68 and unofficially a dove from La Paz and the Mayan Jaguar were used. A figure of a throne-jaguar of red color and green-jade spots that has a ribbon tied around the neck with a pin of the five olympic rings attached to it.
It was until Munich 1972 that pets were formalized giving way to Waldi, a representative dog from Bavaria. From there the tradition took shape until our era.
How many pets are there?
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So far and only in the summer fair there are 13 official mascots
- Munich 1972: Waldi
- Montreal 1976: Amik
- Moscow 1980: Misha
- Los Angeles 1984: Sam
- Seoul 1988: Hodori and Hosuni
- Barcelona 1992: Cobi
- Atlanta 1996: Izzy
- Sidney 200: Olly, Sid and Millie
- Athens 2004: Athenas and Phevos
- Beijing 2008: Fuwa
- London 2012: Wenlock and Mandeville
- Rio 2016: Vinicius and Tom
- Tokyo 2020: Miratowa and Someity
