List of Commonwealth Games mascots

Since 1978, the Commonwealth Games have had a mascot in each edition.

Commonwealth Games mascots of 1978–2010 on an Indian postage stamp
Edition Host Mascot(s) Description Pictures
1978 Canada Edmonton Keyano Grizzly bear
1982 Australia Brisbane Matilda Red kangaroo[1]
1986 Scotland Edinburgh Mac[2] Scottish Terrier
1990 New Zealand Auckland Goldie Kiwi bird
1994 Canada Victoria Klee Wych[a] Orca
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Wira Bornean orangutan
2002 England Manchester Kit Devon Rex
2006 Australia Melbourne Karak Red-tailed black cockatoo
2010 India Delhi Shera Tiger
2014 Scotland Glasgow Clyde Thistle[5]
2018 Australia Gold Coast Borobi Koala[5]
2022 England Birmingham Perry Bull[6]

Commonwealth Youth Games mascots edit

List of Commonwealth Youth Games mascots

Edition Host Mascot(s) Description Pictures
2000   Edinburgh
2004   Bendigo Ausca Sugar Glider
2008   Pune Jigrr Tiger  
2010   Isle of Man Tosha[7] Black Manx cat
2015   Apia
2017   Nassau Chickee[8] Owl
2023   Trinidad and Tobago Cocoyea Leatherback turtle[9]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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]
  1. ^ Mascot Commonwealth Games Australia
  2. ^ "Edinburgh 1986: Mac". www.insidethegames.biz. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ^ "RCIN 69143 - Klee Wyck (Laughing One)". www.rct.uk.
  4. ^ Mishra, Aniket (26 November 2015). "From Keyano to Clyde, remembering the Commonwealth Games Mascots". www.sportskeeda.com.
  5. ^ a b Haigh, Phil (4 April 2018). "Who is the Commonwealth Games mascot and why is he called Borobi?". Metro. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. ^ "World, Meet Perry". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Meet Tosha: Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 mascot". Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ^ @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.
  9. ^ "Cocoyea the turtle named 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games mascot". www.insidethegames.biz. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.