List of Commonwealth Games mascots
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Since 1978, the Commonwealth Games have had a mascot in each edition.
Edition | Host | Mascot(s) | Description | Pictures |
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1978 | Keyano | Grizzly bear | ||
1982 | Matilda | Red kangaroo[1] | ||
1986 | Mac[2] | Scottish Terrier | ||
1990 | Goldie | Kiwi bird | ||
1994 | Klee Wych[a] | Orca | ||
1998 | Wira | Bornean orangutan | ||
2002 | Kit | Devon Rex | ||
2006 | Karak | Red-tailed black cockatoo | ||
2010 | Shera | Tiger | ||
2014 | Clyde | Thistle[5] | ||
2018 | Borobi | Koala[5] | ||
2022 | Perry | Bull[6] |
Commonwealth Youth Games mascots
[edit]List of Commonwealth Youth Games mascots
Edition | Host | Mascot(s) | Description | Pictures |
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2000 | ||||
2004 | Ausca | Sugar Glider | ||
2008 | Jigrr | Tiger | ||
2010 | Tosha[7] | Black Manx cat | ||
2015 | ||||
2017 | Chickee[8] | Owl | ||
2023 | Cocoyea | Leatherback turtle[9] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Some sources spell the name as "Klee Wyck." The name is from the Nuu-chah-nulth language and means "the laughing one," this was also given as a nickname to the artist Emily Carr.[3][4]
- ^ Mascot Commonwealth Games Australia
- ^ "Edinburgh 1986: Mac". www.insidethegames.biz. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "RCIN 69143 - Klee Wyck (Laughing One)". www.rct.uk.
- ^ Mishra, Aniket (26 November 2015). "From Keyano to Clyde, remembering the Commonwealth Games Mascots". www.sportskeeda.com.
- ^ a b Haigh, Phil (4 April 2018). "Who is the Commonwealth Games mascot and why is he called Borobi?". Metro. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "World, Meet Perry". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Meet Tosha: Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 mascot". Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ @CommGamesAUS (19 July 2016). "Meet Chickee, the mascot of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, commencing in exactly one year in the Bahamas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cocoyea the turtle named 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games mascot". www.insidethegames.biz. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.