8/18/2023 0 Comments London olympic games 2012 mascotThe mascot for the Paralympics is Mandeville, named after the famous spinal injuries hospital in Buckinghamshire. The mascots for the London 2012 games were introduced on Wednesday, 19 May by Olympic triple jumper, Jonathan Edwards. ![]() Now the town's place in history has been recognised with one of two 2012 games mascots being named Wenlock. It was in the small Shropshire town that local doctor, William Penny Brookes founded the Olympian Games in 1850.Ī visit by Baron Pierre de Coubertin inspired the Frenchman to establish the modern Olympics in 1896. The town of Much Wenlock has been recognised world wide as the home of the modern Olympics. ![]() One of the London 2012 Olympics mascots is named Wenlock after Much Wenlock in Shropshire
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