LONDON OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES

London has the chance to celebrate the Olympic Games this year; the Olympic Games from 27 July-12 August and Paralympic Games from 29 Aug-9 Sept 2012.

THE MASCOTS

Wenlock and Mandeville are the mascots created by iris, a London creative agency. Wenlock has five friendship bracelets on his wrist-each bracelet has the color of an Olympic ring- and the three points on his head represent the three places of the podium. The shape on his face represents the Olympic stadium roof and the logo of the games on his body means that everybody is going to London in 2012. The name comes from the town of Much Wenlock, which held a forerunner of the current Olympic Games. The name of Mandeville comes from Stoke Mandeville Hospital, a facility in Buckinghamshire that initially organised the Stoke Mandeville Games, the precursor of the Paralympic Games. His head is like a helmet and there are three points blue, red and green that represent the Paralympic Symbol.Londres se enfrenta a un gran desafío este 2012, la celebración de las Olimpiadas. A pocos meses de su comienzo muchas son las voces que critican su gestión: instalaciones sin terminar, eventos sin confirmar, fraudes en la adquisición de entradas por internet y sobre todo el grandísimo coste para los ciudadanos... un ejemplo es este artículo en The Guardian...y si quieres saber más sobre este acontecimiento mundial pincha en la foto de las mascotas y visita su página oficial.