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of the Paralympics</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #dde8ff;">Mascots of the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympics</a> and <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Paralympics" title="2016 Summer Paralympics">2016 Summer Paralympics</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background: #fed;">Creator</th><td class="infobox-data">Luciana Eguti and Paulo Muppet (Birdo)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background: #fed;">Significance</th><td class="infobox-data">Hybrid characters representing Brazilian <a href="/wiki/Fauna" title="Fauna">fauna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flora" title="Flora">flora</a>, named after the co-authors of "<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_from_Ipanema" title="The Girl from Ipanema">The Girl from Ipanema</a>"</td></tr></tbody></table> <style 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the Olympic and Paralympic Games">ROOC</a></b></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2016_Summer_Paralympics" title="Template:2016 Summer Paralympics"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2016_Summer_Paralympics" title="Template talk:2016 Summer Paralympics"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2016_Summer_Paralympics" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2016 Summer Paralympics"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Vinicius</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Portuguese:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="pt-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Portuguese" title="Help:IPA/Portuguese">[viˈnisjus]</a></span>; sometimes <i>Vinícius</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_mascots" title="List of Olympic mascots">official mascot</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympics</a>, and <b>Tom</b> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Portuguese:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="pt-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Portuguese" title="Help:IPA/Portuguese">[tõw̃]</a></span>) is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Paralympic_mascots" title="List of Paralympic mascots">official mascot</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Paralympics" title="2016 Summer Paralympics">2016 Summer Paralympics</a>. Both events were held in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascots</a> were created by <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a>-based animation company Birdo, which was selected by a national tender process that began in November 2012. Vinicius' design represents Brazilian fauna, combining aspects of cats, monkeys, and birds, while Tom's design represents Brazilian flora. </p><p>Tenders to create the mascots were only accepted from Brazilian companies. The final designs were unanimously selected in August 2013 by a panel of judges comprising media professionals and representatives from various Olympic organizations. They were revealed to the public without names on 23 November 2014. Following a three-week online vote which ended on 14 December 2014, the public named the two mascots after <a href="/wiki/Vinicius_de_Moraes" title="Vinicius de Moraes">Vinicius de Moraes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim" title="Antônio Carlos Jobim">Antônio Carlos "Tom" Jobim</a>, the co-writers of the 1962 <a href="/wiki/Bossa_nova" title="Bossa nova">bossa nova</a> song "<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_from_Ipanema" title="The Girl from Ipanema">The Girl from Ipanema</a>". </p><p>Media involving the mascots includes various merchandise and a series of two-minute animated shorts that were broadcast on <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network_Brazil" class="mw-redirect" title="Cartoon Network Brazil">Cartoon Network Brazil</a>. Plush dolls of Vinicius were provided to coaches during the <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics">Olympic wrestling events</a> to throw into the ring when they wished to challenge a referee's call, a practice many observers found humorous. All Paralympic medalists received a plush doll of Tom, with the leaves on Tom's head the same color as their respective medals. Multiple observers have praised the appearance of the mascots. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creation_and_development">Creation and development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Creation and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Tenders to create the mascots of the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympic</a> and <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Paralympics" title="2016 Summer Paralympics">Paralympic Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, were requested in November 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-olympic.org_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-olympic.org-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tender process involved design, illustration, animation, and advertising firms exclusively from Brazil, in order to ensure a "Brazilian-flavoured design".<sup id="cite_ref-Martins_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martins-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Directors from the Brazilian film festival <a href="/wiki/Anima_Mundi_(event)" title="Anima Mundi (event)">Anima Mundi</a> served as consultants in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rio 2016 organizers sent the agencies involved a list of 17 guidelines, among which were: </p><blockquote><p>... the mascots need to reflect the local culture, but must also be universally understood; they should be aligned with the brand direction of the Rio 2016 logos and with the values of the Olympic and Paralympic movements; they must represent universal values, such as friendship, respect and fair play; they must speak to children in particular, but also resonate with adults.<sup id="cite_ref-Martins_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martins-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p> The organizers selected three proposed mascot designs and subjected them to a perception survey with children aged six to twelve in Rio de Janeiro and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a>. The organizers presented each of the three potential mascots to the children, who were unaware that the designs were candidates for the Rio 2016 mascots and were told only about their fictional backgrounds and personality traits. The children responded with comments such as "'This is my friend', 'This one seems stuck-up', 'This one has cool hair'; and 'That one looks silly'".<sup id="cite_ref-Martins_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martins-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organizers used the children's comments to improve the mascot designs.<sup id="cite_ref-Martins_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martins-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2013, a panel of judges was formed to select the final mascots, comprising representatives of the organizers of Rio 2016, the <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Olympic_Committee" title="Brazilian Olympic Committee">Brazilian Olympic Committee</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Paralympic_Committee" title="Brazilian Paralympic Committee">Brazilian Paralympic Committee</a>, along with professionals in the fields of animation, illustration, advertising and market research.<sup id="cite_ref-Martins_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martins-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The judges unanimously chose a set of two mascots, one for the Olympic Games and the other for the Paralympic Games,<sup id="cite_ref-Martins_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martins-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> created by Birdo, a São Paulo-based animation company.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a search of existing <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">intellectual property</a> confirmed that the mascot designs were original, Birdo and the organizers began to create content featuring the mascots, working in secrecy.<sup id="cite_ref-Martins_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martins-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naming_and_unveiling">Naming and unveiling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Naming and unveiling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 22 November 2014, in preparation for the unveiling, the Rio 2016 organizers held a press event in which costumes of the mascots of past Olympic and Paralympic Games visited Rio de Janeiro to meet the new mascots of the Rio 2016 Games.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mascots were revealed to the public on 23 November 2014, the names to be determined by an online public vote.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were three candidates in the vote: </p> <ul><li>"Oba and Eba" – <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Portuguese" title="Brazilian Portuguese">Brazilian Portuguese</a> expressions of joy</li> <li>"Tiba Tuque and Esquindim" – "tiba" means "a lot" in <a href="/wiki/Tupi%E2%80%93Guarani_languages" title="Tupi–Guarani languages">Tupi–Guarani languages</a>, "tuque" comes from <a href="/wiki/Batuque_(music_and_dance)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batuque (music and dance)">batuque</a>, and "esquindim" is a Brazilian Portuguese word for natural sway</li> <li>"Vinicius and Tom" – the names of musicians <a href="/wiki/Vinicius_de_Moraes" title="Vinicius de Moraes">Vinicius de Moraes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim" title="Antônio Carlos Jobim">Antônio Carlos "Tom" Jobim</a>, the co-writers of the song "<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_from_Ipanema" title="The Girl from Ipanema">The Girl from Ipanema</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>On 24 November 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-Newsday_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newsday-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the mascots appeared publicly in costumes for the first time at the Ginásio Experimental Olímpico Juan Antonio Samaranch, a school in Rio motivated by the 2016 Summer Olympics and established for talented young athletes.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnston_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a three-week voting period, the names "Vinicius and Tom" won over "Oba and Eba" and "Tiba Tuque and Esquindim" on 14 December 2014, tallying 44 percent of 323,327 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_of_Vinicius_in_Olympic_wrestling_events">Use of Vinicius in Olympic wrestling events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Use of Vinicius in Olympic wrestling events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_85_kg_Men%27s_Greco-Roman_20.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_85_kg_Men%27s_Greco-Roman_20.jpg/220px-Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_85_kg_Men%27s_Greco-Roman_20.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_85_kg_Men%27s_Greco-Roman_20.jpg/330px-Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_85_kg_Men%27s_Greco-Roman_20.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_85_kg_Men%27s_Greco-Roman_20.jpg/440px-Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_85_kg_Men%27s_Greco-Roman_20.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption>A referee in <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Greco-Roman_85_kg" title="Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg">men's Greco-Roman 85 kg wrestling</a> picks up a plush doll of Vinicius, thrown by coaches into the ring at Rio 2016 to challenge referee calls.</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">wrestling</a>, coaches may <a href="/wiki/Instant_replay" title="Instant replay">challenge</a> a referee's call by throwing a predetermined "soft object" into the ring.<sup id="cite_ref-thrillist_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thrillist-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although this is normally a foam brick, wrestling rules do not specify what the soft object must be.<sup id="cite_ref-Stites_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stites-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gordon_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gordon-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Olympic wrestling events</a>, the organizers provided coaches with soft <a href="/wiki/Stuffed_toy" title="Stuffed toy">plush dolls</a> of Vinicius to throw into the ring when they wished to challenge a call.<sup id="cite_ref-ap-wrestling_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap-wrestling-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hendricks_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hendricks-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dator_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dator-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One wrestler's coach received a Vinicius doll with a red shirt, while the opponent's coach received one with a blue shirt.<sup id="cite_ref-Gordon_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gordon-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many observers found the practice humorous.<sup id="cite_ref-Hendricks_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hendricks-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dator_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dator-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stites_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stites-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Luke Meredith, a writer for the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>, wrote that it "has already led to a few amusing moments where a coach, enraged with a call gone against his wrestler, had to reach for a tiny stuffed animal and fling it across the mat to get the referee's attention."<sup id="cite_ref-ap-wrestling_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap-wrestling-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a> commentators for <a href="/wiki/NBC_Olympic_broadcasts" title="NBC Olympic broadcasts">their Olympic coverage</a> began referring to Vinicius as "the challenge mascot."<sup id="cite_ref-Stites_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stites-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dustin Nelson, a news writer for the website <i><a href="/wiki/Thrillist_Media_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Thrillist Media Group">Thrillist</a></i>, wrote that the mascot took "a little of the anger out of a challenge."<sup id="cite_ref-thrillist_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thrillist-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jason Bryant, the in-house commentator for wrestling at the 2016 Olympics, was slightly surprised to see the practice at the Olympics, given the emphasis there on "protocol", but he eventually commented that it does not matter what the challenge object is, particularly if it has cultural significance to the location of the competition.<sup id="cite_ref-Gordon_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gordon-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coach Mike Malinconico argued that the practice does not belong at the Olympic Games, stating, "The fate of one of my athletes who has been training for this specific moment for four years hangs in the balance of a referee's error. And I have a stuffed animal in my hands."<sup id="cite_ref-Gordon_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gordon-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vinicius.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Vinicius.jpg/220px-Vinicius.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Vinicius.jpg/330px-Vinicius.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Vinicius.jpg/440px-Vinicius.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2915" data-file-height="2915" /></a><figcaption>Brazilian lyricist and poet <a href="/wiki/Vinicius_de_Moraes" title="Vinicius de Moraes">Vinicius de Moraes</a>, namesake of the 2016 Olympic mascot</figcaption></figure> <p>Vinicius, named after Brazilian lyricist <a href="/wiki/Vinicius_de_Moraes" title="Vinicius de Moraes">Vinicius de Moraes</a>, is the Olympic mascot.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnston_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vinicius's design represents Brazilian wildlife, combining "the agility of <a href="/wiki/Cat" title="Cat">cats</a>, the sway of <a href="/wiki/Monkey" title="Monkey">monkeys</a> and grace of <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">birds</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The character can stretch his arms and legs as long as he wants.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vinicius's mission is "to spread joy throughout the world and celebrate the friendship that flourishes between people from all over the world" at the Olympic Games.<sup id="cite_ref-rio2016mascots_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rio2016mascots-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tom, named after Brazilian musician <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim" title="Antônio Carlos Jobim">Tom Jobim</a>, is the Paralympic mascot.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tom's design represents the plants of Brazilian forests. Any object can be pulled out of the leaves on Tom's head.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-riomascot_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-riomascot-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His mission is "to inspire everybody to use creativity and determination to always reach further and have fun."<sup id="cite_ref-rio2016mascots_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rio2016mascots-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to their fictional backstories, Vinicius and Tom "were both born from the joy of Brazilians" after the International Olympic Committee <a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics">selected Rio de Janeiro</a> to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.<sup id="cite_ref-Eurosport_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurosport-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brand director Beth Lula stated that the mascots are intended to reflect the diversity of Brazil's culture and people.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-riomascot_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-riomascot-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mascots' namesakes, Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim, co-wrote the 1962 <a href="/wiki/Bossa_nova" title="Bossa nova">bossa nova</a> song "<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_from_Ipanema" title="The Girl from Ipanema">The Girl from Ipanema</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ATribuna_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ATribuna-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Animated_shorts">Animated shorts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Animated shorts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vinicius_e_Tom_-_Divertidos_por_Natureza.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bf/Vinicius_e_Tom_-_Divertidos_por_Natureza.png/220px-Vinicius_e_Tom_-_Divertidos_por_Natureza.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/Vinicius_e_Tom_-_Divertidos_por_Natureza.png 1.5x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="63" /></a><figcaption>Logo for the mascots</figcaption></figure> <p>A series of animated <a href="/wiki/Adventure_film" title="Adventure film">adventure</a> shorts called <i>Vinicius e Tom – Divertidos por Natureza</i> ("Vinicius and Tom – Fun by Nature"<sup id="cite_ref-cn-rio_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cn-rio-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or "Vinicius and Tom – Natural Entertainers"<sup id="cite_ref-cn-ipc_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cn-ipc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) began broadcasting on <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network_Brazil" class="mw-redirect" title="Cartoon Network Brazil">Cartoon Network Brazil</a> on 5 August 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-SwimSwam_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SwimSwam-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shorts are also available to view on the official website as well as on YouTube, as uploaded by the Organizing Committee's YouTube channel. The series consists of 32 two-minute episodes and is the third television cartoon series based on Olympic mascots and the first such cartoon created in the <a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cn-rio_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cn-rio-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show follows Vinicius and Tom as they live in Brazilian forests and cities.<sup id="cite_ref-cn-rio_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cn-rio-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the series, the mascots are occasionally joined by the "Carioca Sisters" (<a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">Irmãs Cariocas</i>): Bela, Sol, and Vida.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The series is designed to promote the mascots. <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System" title="Turner Broadcasting System">Turner Broadcasting System</a>, the owner of Cartoon Network, invested US$750,000 in the series. Cartoon Network helped to coproduce the series, having won an open competition held by the Rio 2016 organizers to select a collaborator for the series.<sup id="cite_ref-cn-ipc_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cn-ipc-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brand director Beth Lula stated that the mascots "are one of the principal methods of engaging the public with the Games. The cartoon will give them life, reinforcing the emotional link of the public with the event."<sup id="cite_ref-SwimSwam_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SwimSwam-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the series is targeted towards children, Sylmara Multini, Director of Licensing and Retail for the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, stated that it will attract adults too.<sup id="cite_ref-SwimSwam_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SwimSwam-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merchandise">Merchandise</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Merchandise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2016_Paralympics_judo_57_kg_women_podium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/2016_Paralympics_judo_57_kg_women_podium.jpg/220px-2016_Paralympics_judo_57_kg_women_podium.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/2016_Paralympics_judo_57_kg_women_podium.jpg/330px-2016_Paralympics_judo_57_kg_women_podium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/2016_Paralympics_judo_57_kg_women_podium.jpg/440px-2016_Paralympics_judo_57_kg_women_podium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4671" data-file-height="3114" /></a><figcaption>Paralympic medalists in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Judo_at_the_2016_Summer_Paralympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_57_kg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 57 kg (page does not exist)">women's 57 kg judo</a> hold plush dolls of Tom, with the leaves on Tom's head colored to correspond with their medals.</figcaption></figure> <p>The mascots were included among the merchandise of the Rio 2016 Games, ranging from a <a href="/wiki/Lego" title="Lego">Lego</a> kit to life-size dolls.<sup id="cite_ref-aroundtheweb_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aroundtheweb-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/Chronological_summary_of_the_2016_Summer_Paralympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Chronological summary of the 2016 Summer Paralympics">the Paralympic events</a>, medalists received stuffed toys of Tom, with the leaves on the dolls' heads colored in gold, silver, or bronze to correspond with their medals.<sup id="cite_ref-roc-innovativemedals_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roc-innovativemedals-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lego kit featuring Vinicius and Tom is the first time Lego made a commercial version of the official mascots of the Games.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An employee at a Rio 2016 merchandise store commented that the mascots were "the most popular thing by far. ... Kids and adults all love them, especially Vinicius, he is the favourite."<sup id="cite_ref-aroundtheweb_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aroundtheweb-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Rio 2016 Organizing Committee originally estimated that the mascots could make up 25 percent of licensed merchandise sales in Rio.<sup id="cite_ref-SwimSwam_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SwimSwam-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, merchandise sales were 11 percent higher than the original targets, according to Rio 2016 spokesperson Mario Andrada.<sup id="cite_ref-Wyshynski_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wyshynski-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two products, a hat in the shape of Vinicius's head and a pair of <a href="/wiki/Havaianas" title="Havaianas">Havaianas</a> bearing Vinicius, were, respectively, the best-selling and second-best-selling merchandise items during the 2016 Summer Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-Wyshynski_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wyshynski-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Parque_Ol%C3%ADmpico_da_Barra_da_Tijuca_em_2015_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Parque_Ol%C3%ADmpico_da_Barra_da_Tijuca_em_2015_01.jpg/196px-Parque_Ol%C3%ADmpico_da_Barra_da_Tijuca_em_2015_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="196" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Parque_Ol%C3%ADmpico_da_Barra_da_Tijuca_em_2015_01.jpg/294px-Parque_Ol%C3%ADmpico_da_Barra_da_Tijuca_em_2015_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Parque_Ol%C3%ADmpico_da_Barra_da_Tijuca_em_2015_01.jpg/393px-Parque_Ol%C3%ADmpico_da_Barra_da_Tijuca_em_2015_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1534" data-file-height="1719" /></a><figcaption>Vinicius at the <a href="/wiki/Barra_Olympic_Park" title="Barra Olympic Park">Barra Olympic Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Barra_da_Tijuca" title="Barra da Tijuca">Barra da Tijuca</a>, photographed in August 2015</figcaption></figure> <p>Julia Glum, in an article in the <i><a href="/wiki/International_Business_Times" title="International Business Times">International Business Times</a></i>, wrote that the "mascot for the Olympic Games is almost always strange-looking, and Rio de Janeiro is no exception. ... though they're by far not the craziest Olympic animals to ever exist ..."<sup id="cite_ref-Glum_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glum-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an article published by <i><a href="/wiki/Mic_(media_company)" title="Mic (media company)">Mic</a></i>, Brianna Provenzano referred to the mascots as "lovable", describing their appearance as "sweet and simple" and highlighting their symbolisms for the animals and plants of Brazil.<sup id="cite_ref-Mic_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mic-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Charlotte Wilder, a writer on <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s sports column <i>For The Win</i>, was unimpressed by Vinicius's design, stating, "Whoever was in charge of coming up with this creature of the huge hands and feet did exactly what it looks like, which is mash up a bunch of animals, video game characters, and cartoons, stuff it with some synthetic filling, and call it day."<sup id="cite_ref-Wilder_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilder-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Robert John Young, Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Salford" title="University of Salford">University of Salford</a>, criticized Rio 2016 for failing to capitalize on <a href="/wiki/Environmental_protection" title="Environmental protection">environmental protection</a> by "inventing" mascots, rather than using actual animal species.<sup id="cite_ref-Young_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Young-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Young also criticized the organizers for not offering a female name in the public vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Young_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Young-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Usain_Bolt_Rio_100m_final_2016b.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Usain_Bolt_Rio_100m_final_2016b.jpg/220px-Usain_Bolt_Rio_100m_final_2016b.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Usain_Bolt_Rio_100m_final_2016b.jpg/330px-Usain_Bolt_Rio_100m_final_2016b.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Usain_Bolt_Rio_100m_final_2016b.jpg/440px-Usain_Bolt_Rio_100m_final_2016b.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3238" data-file-height="2161" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Usain_Bolt" title="Usain Bolt">Usain Bolt</a> carries a plush doll of Vinicius after winning the <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_100_metres" title="Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres">men's 100 metre</a> event.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>On the other hand, Carlos Merigo wrote on Brazilian website <i>B9</i> that the mascots bring back "the colorful, loving and fun atmosphere that marked the Olympic mascots over the decades", calling them a "return to origins" following the "shapelessness" of <a href="/wiki/Wenlock_and_Mandeville" title="Wenlock and Mandeville">Wenlock and Mandeville</a>, the mascots of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-B9_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neha Prakash, writing on digital media website <i><a href="/wiki/Mashable" title="Mashable">Mashable</a></i>, wrote that, compared to the "terror" of the <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games_mascots" title="2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots">mascots of the 2014 Winter Olympics</a>, Vinicius and Tom "are more nostalgia-inducing than nightmarish".<sup id="cite_ref-Prakash_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prakash-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Multiple observers compared the art style of the mascots to that of the <i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon" title="Pokémon">Pokémon</a></i> franchise,<sup id="cite_ref-Young_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Young-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Prakash_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prakash-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Johnston_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Stephen Wood, in an article on the history of Olympic mascots published by <i><a href="/wiki/Paste_(magazine)" title="Paste (magazine)">Paste</a></i>, likened them to the style of <i><a href="/wiki/Adventure_Time" title="Adventure Time">Adventure Time</a></i>, an American animated television series.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an entry about <a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Summer Olympics</a>' unofficial mascot <a href="/wiki/Fatso_the_Fat-Arsed_Wombat" title="Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat">Fatso the Wombat</a> on <a href="/wiki/Slate_(magazine)" title="Slate (magazine)"><i>Slate</i></a>'s culture blog <i>Brow Beat</i>, Matthew Dessem wrote that there were no glaring issues with the mascots when compared to previous Olympic mascots: "Like the best Olympic mascots of yore, Vinicius and Tom are well-suited to plush toys and licensing deals and will be completely forgotten within a year."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leila Cobo, in an article published by <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>, praised the organizers of Rio 2016 for "celebrating music in a most joyful and profound way" by naming the Olympic mascot after Vinicius de Moraes.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The official website of the mascots uses <i>Vinicius</i> (without diacritics); however, some <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> secondary sources use <i>Vinícius</i> (with an acute accent over the second "i"). See: <div><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160922181913/https://www.rio2016.com/mascotes/">"Mascotes Rio 2016 - Site Oficial"</a>. <i>Rio 2016</i> (in Portuguese). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rio2016.com/mascotes/#!home">the original</a> on 22 September 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 August</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Rio+2016&rft.atitle=Mascotes+Rio+2016+-+Site+Oficial&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rio2016.com%2Fmascotes%2F%23%21home&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVinicius+and+Tom" class="Z3988"></span></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMalta2016" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Malta, Jéssica (5 August 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://hojeemdia.com.br/esportes/come%C3%A7a-o-reinado-de-vin%C3%ADcius-e-tom-mascotes-dos-jogos-rio-2016-1.403394">"Começa o reinado de Vinícius e Tom, mascotes dos Jogos Rio-2016"</a>. <i>Hoje em Dia</i> (in Portuguese). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160917212102/http://hojeemdia.com.br/esportes/come%C3%A7a-o-reinado-de-vin%C3%ADcius-e-tom-mascotes-dos-jogos-rio-2016-1.403394">Archived</a> from the original on 17 September 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 August</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Hoje+em+Dia&rft.atitle=Come%C3%A7a+o+reinado+de+Vin%C3%ADcius+e+Tom%2C+mascotes+dos+Jogos+Rio-2016&rft.date=2016-08-05&rft.aulast=Malta&rft.aufirst=J%C3%A9ssica&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fhojeemdia.com.br%2Fesportes%2Fcome%25C3%25A7a-o-reinado-de-vin%25C3%25ADcius-e-tom-mascotes-dos-jogos-rio-2016-1.403394&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVinicius+and+Tom" class="Z3988"></span></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGloboEsporte.com2014" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">GloboEsporte.com (14 December 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2014/12/vinicius-e-tom-sao-os-nomes-escolhidos-para-os-mascotes-de-2016.html">"Vinícius e Tom são os nomes escolhidos para os mascotes de 2016"</a>. <i>Globo.com</i> (in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160705032158/http://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2014/12/vinicius-e-tom-sao-os-nomes-escolhidos-para-os-mascotes-de-2016.html">Archived</a> from the original on 5 July 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 August</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Globo.com&rft.atitle=Vin%C3%ADcius+e+Tom+s%C3%A3o+os+nomes+escolhidos+para+os+mascotes+de+2016&rft.date=2014-12-14&rft.au=GloboEsporte.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgloboesporte.globo.com%2Folimpiadas%2Fnoticia%2F2014%2F12%2Fvinicius-e-tom-sao-os-nomes-escolhidos-para-os-mascotes-de-2016.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVinicius+and+Tom" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul></div></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinicius_and_Tom&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-olympic.org-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-olympic.org_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.olympic.org/rio-2016-mascot">"Rio 2016 Mascot Vinicius - Origin, Design and Photos"</a>. <i>Olympic.org</i>. International Olympic Committee. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160805004544/https://www.olympic.org/rio-2016-mascot">Archived</a> from the original on 5 August 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Rio 2016. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rio2016.com/blog/en/coming-soon-rio-2016-mascots">the original</a> on 21 February 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/meet-the-rio-2016-olympic-and-paralympic-games-mascots-and-help-choose-their-names">the original</a> on 10 October 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 July</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Rio+2016&rft.atitle=Meet+the+Rio+2016+Olympic+and+Paralympic+Games+mascots+and+help+choose+their+names&rft.date=2014-11-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rio2016.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fmeet-the-rio-2016-olympic-and-paralympic-games-mascots-and-help-choose-their-names&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVinicius+and+Tom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160318180903/http://www.birdo.com.br/mascotes-rio2016">"Mascotes Rio2016"</a>. <i>Birdo Studio</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.birdo.com.br/mascotes-rio2016">the original</a> on 18 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 September</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Birdo+Studio&rft.atitle=Mascotes+Rio2016&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birdo.com.br%2Fmascotes-rio2016&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVinicius+and+Tom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHearst2014" class="citation web cs1">Hearst, Chesney (22 November 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-sports/famous-olympic-mascots-in-rio/">"Famous Olympic Mascots in Rio de Janeiro"</a>. <i>Rio Times Online</i>. The Rio Times/Brazil News Agency. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160202073719/http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-sports/famous-olympic-mascots-in-rio/">Archived</a> from the original on 2 February 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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The Guardian. 21 November 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160921045154/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2014/nov/21/olympic-mascots-visit-rio-de-janeiro-2016-video">Archived</a> from the original on 21 September 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 August</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Olympic+mascots+visit+Rio+de+Janeiro+%E2%80%93+video&rft.pub=The+Guardian&rft.date=2014-11-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsport%2Fvideo%2F2014%2Fnov%2F21%2Folympic-mascots-visit-rio-de-janeiro-2016-video&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVinicius+and+Tom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141126152050/http://www.rio2016.com/mascots/#!vote">"Rio 2016 Mascots - Vote"</a>. <i>Rio 2016</i>. Rio 2016 Organizing Committee. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 September</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Rio+2016&rft.atitle=Rio+2016+Mascots+-+Vote&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rio2016.com%2Fmascots%23%21vote&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVinicius+and+Tom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Newsday-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Newsday_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/olympics/rio-olympics-mascots-for-the-2016-summer-olympics-1.12093793">"Rio Olympics mascots for the 2016 Summer Games"</a>. <i>Newsday</i>. 25 July 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160826061300/http://www.newsday.com/sports/olympics/rio-olympics-mascots-for-the-2016-summer-olympics-1.12093793">Archived</a> from the original on 26 August 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 August</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Newsday&rft.atitle=Rio+Olympics+mascots+for+the+2016+Summer+Games&rft.date=2016-07-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsday.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Frio-olympics-mascots-for-the-2016-summer-olympics-1.12093793&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVinicius+and+Tom" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Johnston-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Johnston_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Johnston_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Johnston_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohnston2016" class="citation web cs1">Johnston, Abby (30 July 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bustle.com/articles/175805-what-does-vinicius-mean-the-rio-olympics-mascot-pays-tribute-to-a-famous-brazilian">"What Does Vinicius Mean? The Rio Olympics Mascot Pays Tribute To A Famous Brazilian"</a>. <i>Bustle</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160804085743/http://www.bustle.com/articles/175805-what-does-vinicius-mean-the-rio-olympics-mascot-pays-tribute-to-a-famous-brazilian">Archived</a> from the original on 4 August 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Olympics">1976</a>: <a href="/wiki/Amik" title="Amik">Amik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics" title="1980 Summer Olympics">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Misha" title="Misha">Misha</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics" title="1984 Summer Olympics">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sam_(mascot)" title="Sam (mascot)">Sam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics" title="1988 Summer Olympics">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hodori" title="Hodori">Hodori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics" title="1992 Summer Olympics">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cobi_and_Petra" title="Cobi and Petra">Cobi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics" title="1996 Summer Olympics">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Izzy_(mascot)" title="Izzy (mascot)">Izzy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Olly,_Syd,_Millie_and_Lizzie" title="Olly, Syd, Millie and Lizzie">Olly, Syd and Millie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Athena,_Phevos_and_Proteas" title="Athena, Phevos and Proteas">Athena and Phevos</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fuwa" title="Fuwa">Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wenlock_and_Mandeville" title="Wenlock and Mandeville">Wenlock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vinicius</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020</a>: <a href="/wiki/Miraitowa_and_Someity" title="Miraitowa and Someity">Miraitowa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" title="2024 Summer Olympics">2024</a>: <a href="/wiki/Phryges" title="Phryges">The Olympic Phryge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics" title="2028 Summer Olympics">2028</a>: TBA</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games" title="Winter Olympic Games">Winter Olympics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_Winter_Olympics" title="1968 Winter Olympics">1968</a>: <a href="/wiki/Schuss" title="Schuss">Schuss</a> (unofficial)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Winter_Olympics" title="1972 Winter Olympics">1972</a>: <a href="/wiki/Takuchan" title="Takuchan">Takuchan</a> (unofficial)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_Winter_Olympics" title="1976 Winter Olympics">1976</a>: <a href="/wiki/Schneemann_and_Sonnenweiberl" title="Schneemann and Sonnenweiberl">Schneemann and Sonnenweiberl</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Winter_Olympics" title="1980 Winter Olympics">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Roni_(mascot)" title="Roni (mascot)">Roni</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Winter_Olympics" title="1984 Winter Olympics">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vu%C4%8Dko_(mascot)" title="Vučko (mascot)">Vučko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Winter_Olympics" title="1988 Winter Olympics">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hidy_and_Howdy" title="Hidy and Howdy">Hidy and Howdy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Winter_Olympics" title="1992 Winter Olympics">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Magique_(mascot)" title="Magique (mascot)">Magique</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Winter_Olympics" title="1994 Winter Olympics">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A5kon,_Kristin_and_Sondre" title="Håkon, Kristin and Sondre">Håkon and Kristin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Winter_Olympics" title="1998 Winter Olympics">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sukki,_Nokki,_Lekki_and_Tsukki" title="Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki">The Snowlets</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics" title="2002 Winter Olympics">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Powder,_Copper,_Coal_and_Otto" title="Powder, Copper, Coal and Otto">Powder, Copper and Coal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics" title="2006 Winter Olympics">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Neve,_Gliz_and_Aster" class="mw-redirect" title="Neve, Gliz and Aster">Neve and Gliz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/Miga,_Quatchi,_Sumi_and_Mukmuk" title="Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk">Miga, Quatchi and Mukmuk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics" title="2014 Winter Olympics">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games_mascots" title="2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots">Polar Bear, Hare, Leopard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics" title="2018 Winter Olympics">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Soohorang_and_Bandabi" title="Soohorang and Bandabi">Soohorang</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics" title="2022 Winter Olympics">2022</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bing_Dwen_Dwen_and_Shuey_Rhon_Rhon" title="Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon">Bing Dwen Dwen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2026_Winter_Olympics" title="2026 Winter Olympics">2026</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tina_and_Milo" title="Tina and Milo">Tina</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Paralympic<br />mascots</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Summer_Paralympic_Games" title="Summer Paralympic Games">Summer Paralympics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Summer_Paralympics" title="1980 Summer Paralympics">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Noggi_and_Joggi" title="Noggi and Joggi">Noggi and Joggi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Paralympics" title="1984 Summer Paralympics">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Paralympics#Mascot" title="1984 Summer Paralympics">Dan D. Lion</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Summer_Paralympics" title="1988 Summer Paralympics">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/1988_Summer_Paralympics#Mascots" title="1988 Summer Paralympics">Gomdoori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Summer_Paralympics" title="1992 Summer Paralympics">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cobi_and_Petra" title="Cobi and Petra">Petra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Summer_Paralympics" title="1996 Summer Paralympics">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Blaze_(Paralympic_mascot)" title="Blaze (Paralympic mascot)">Blaze</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Paralympics" title="2000 Summer Paralympics">2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Olly,_Syd,_Millie_and_Lizzie" title="Olly, Syd, Millie and Lizzie">Lizzie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Paralympics" title="2004 Summer Paralympics">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Athena,_Phevos_and_Proteas" title="Athena, Phevos and Proteas">Proteas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Paralympics" title="2008 Summer Paralympics">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fu_Niu_Lele" title="Fu Niu Lele">Fu Niu Lele</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Paralympics" title="2012 Summer Paralympics">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wenlock_and_Mandeville" title="Wenlock and Mandeville">Mandeville</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Paralympics" title="2016 Summer Paralympics">2016</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Paralympics" title="2020 Summer Paralympics">2020</a>: <a href="/wiki/Miraitowa_and_Someity" title="Miraitowa and Someity">Someity</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Paralympics" title="2024 Summer Paralympics">2024</a>: <a href="/wiki/Phryges" title="Phryges">The Paralympic Phryge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2028_Summer_Paralympics" title="2028 Summer Paralympics">2028</a>: TBA</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Winter_Paralympic_Games" title="Winter Paralympic Games">Winter Paralympics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Winter_Paralympics" title="1992 Winter Paralympics">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/1992_Winter_Paralympics#Mascot" title="1992 Winter Paralympics">Alpy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Winter_Paralympics" title="1994 Winter Paralympics">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A5kon,_Kristin_and_Sondre" title="Håkon, Kristin and Sondre">Sondre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Winter_Paralympics" title="1998 Winter Paralympics">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/1998_Winter_Paralympics#Mascot" title="1998 Winter Paralympics">Parabbit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Winter_Paralympics" title="2002 Winter Paralympics">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Powder,_Copper,_Coal_and_Otto" title="Powder, Copper, Coal and Otto">Otto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Winter_Paralympics" title="2006 Winter Paralympics">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Neve,_Gliz_and_Aster" class="mw-redirect" title="Neve, Gliz and Aster">Aster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Paralympics" title="2010 Winter Paralympics">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/Miga,_Quatchi,_Sumi_and_Mukmuk" title="Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk">Sumi and Mukmuk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Paralympics" title="2014 Winter Paralympics">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games_mascots" title="2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots">Ray of Light and Snowflake</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Paralympics" title="2018 Winter Paralympics">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Soohorang_and_Bandabi" title="Soohorang and Bandabi">Bandabi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Winter_Paralympics" title="2022 Winter Paralympics">2022</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bing_Dwen_Dwen_and_Shuey_Rhon_Rhon" title="Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon">Shuey Rhon Rhon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2026_Winter_Paralympics" title="2026 Winter Paralympics">2026</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tina_and_Milo" title="Tina and Milo">Milo</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Youth_Olympic_Games" title="Youth Olympic Games">Youth Olympic</a><br />mascots</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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