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 * = Who are the mascots? ||
 * Wenlock and Mandeville are the London 2012 Olympic Games mascots. Wenlock is the Olympic mascot and Mandeville is the Paralympic mascot.  They were created from the last two drops of British steel used for the London 2012 Olympics. ||


 * =  ||||= WENL﻿OCK ||
 * [[image:http://origin-static.ciscoeos.com/1274275903/zipupload/8f1/8c6/f2efd6b87d03b697273e63dd4f/images/about_wenlock_bg.jpg caption="Wenlock - the official London 2012 Olympics Mascot"]] ||||= ...Wenlo﻿ ck's Name... Wenlock's name is inspired by the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock, which helped inspire the founder of the modern Olympic movement, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, to create the Olymic Games.

...Wenlo﻿ck's Fe﻿atures... The light on Wenlock's head is inspired by the lights on London's black taxis. The shape of the front of its head is based on the shape of the Olympic Stadium roof. The eye is supposed to be a camera lense, capturing everything Wenlock sees as it goes. The three points on Wenlock's head represent the the places on the podium. ||


 * = MANDEVILLE ||  ||
 * = ...Mandeville's Name...

Madeville's name is inspired by Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire. The Stoke Mandeville Games, widely reognised as a forerunner of the modern paralympic movement, were first held at the hospital there.

Mandeville's Features...

The eye of Maneville is a camera lens like Wenlock's. On its head there are three prongs- they represent the three parts of the paralympic emblem. Mandeville's tail and hand are aerodynamic. Mandeville is constantly trying to best its personal best so the personal best timer on its wrist helps it keep track, as well as making sure its focused on the London 2012 Games. The light Mandeville's head is also the same as Wenlock's. || ||

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