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London 2012 Olympico and Paralympic Games mascots Wenlock and Mandeville

British “Sun” reported that London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots Wenlock and Mandeville appearance officially in public. It is understood that the two Olympic mascot is made of extra building materials of venues, the biggest feature of the maxcot is there is only one eye, so the outside world has many opinions about this mascot, organizers said this mascot is designed specially for Children, but most people think the mascot does not look good.

According to the London Olympic Games Organizing Committee official website, the Olympic Games mascot called Wenlock, named because of the prototype of the modern Olympico Games – British Wenlock Olympian Games in 1850. Paralympic mascot named Mandeville were based on the British National Spinal Cord Injury Center Mandeville where disabled sports first held in 1948.

Iris Corporation of London, designer Grant Hunter said the Olympic mascots Wenlock body is silver and decorated with gold and copper, Wenlock’s head shape representative of the shape of the Olympico podium and three medals, wore the Olympic rings bracelets symbolized friendship on hand; Mandeville’s head reflected aerodynamic shape and have the three crescent designs representing Paralympic flags.

London Olympico Committee Lord Sebastian said in the future two mascots would have their exclusive stories. they had got the best story writers to create the whole new journey for the mascot, including what the mascots see, meet someone, to where, what to do and encounter cultural movement.

The mascot took 18 months to design, the eye Design inspiration of mascot comes from the camera, what one eye saw records all of things same as the camera, as the design inspiration of physical characteristics partly from the British taxi.

It is reported that sales of Olympico mascot-related products will be available this July, when the countdown of the London Olympics started for two years. Sales of related products is expected to reach 15 million pounds.

100 meters Tower will be built in London for 2012 Olympic Games

A momentum, quaint tower will be built in London 2012 Olympic stadium, and become a local landmark.
It was reported that the London Olympic Organizing Committee selected the Indian architectural design division works in the final 65 candidates for the program. This 115 meters high, twisted and red tower will be built also 22 meters higher than the Statue of Liberty in the United States.
It is reported that the tower would hold 700 visitors to visit one time, when standing on Tower, people would be able to look around the Olympic venues in east London Olympic Park area and the whole park.

the new scheme of London 2012 Olympic Park was announced

Olympic Delivery Authority announced the new Olympic Village plan, not just sports fans, wild animals will also benefit from the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Olympic Village located in Lower Lea Valley, east London.  The Olympic stadium, aquatic center and outdoor sports facilities would be built there. Olympic Village would become Europe’s largest city park in 150 years. The TV screen was set up in the Park,  the viewers can watch the Olympic live program in real time.
Park in the north is more quiet public space, to create habitat for wildlife. The south will hold more human activities, and set the market, cafes and bars.

Olympic venues will be the largest park in London after the game

Olympic Delivery Authority published after the 2012 London Olympic Games, the Olympic venues

will be transformed into the biggest the city park since Victorian.

The key elements of the park is land distribution, lawn, wetlands, forest valleys and

orchards as well as the facilities for boating, mountain biking, rock climbing and cricket.

Landscape will be designed to be a natural amphitheater, can hold up to 5 million people.

Closing Ceremony performances end on on September 17

The Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was hold on September 17.The performances included six distinct chapters  — Red Leaves of Fragrant Hill, Sowing, Watering, Harvest, Celebration and express best wishes for people with disabilities.

exciting swimming performances seen on last day

The last 17 Beijing 2008 Paralympic aquatic gold medals were awarded on September 15.People all expected there are more world swimming records tumbled at the National Aquatics Center.