List of Asian Games mascots
Every Asian Games since 1982 has its own mascot. Appu, the mascot for the 1982 Asian Games, was the first mascot.
Event | Host city | Mascot(s) | Description |
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1982 Asian Games | New Delhi | Appu | An Indian elephant. |
1986 Asian Games | Seoul | Hodori | The mascot is the same for the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics. |
1990 Asian Games | Beijing | PanPan | A panda. |
1990 Asian Winter Games | Sapporo | Unnamed mascot | A squirrel. |
1994 Asian Games | Hiroshima | Poppo and Cuccu | a pair of white doves.[1] |
1996 Asian Winter Games | Harbin | Doudou | a character inspired by the pea plant.[2] |
1998 Asian Games | Bangkok | Chai-yo
(Thai: ไชโย) |
A Thai elephant.[3] |
1999 Winter Asian Games | Kangwon | Gomdori | a half-moon black bear cub.[2] |
2002 Asian Games | Busan | Duria | A seagull |
2003 Asian Winter Games | Aomori | Winta | a black woodpecker.[2] |
2005 Asian Indoor Games | Bangkok | Hey - Ha (Thai: เฮ - ฮา) |
a couple of elephants. |
2006 Asian Games | Doha | Orry | a Qatari Oryx.[4] |
2007 Asian Winter Games | Changchun | Lulu | a deer seen around Changchun commonly. It is a species of the sika deer, a native of East Asia.[5] |
2007 Asian Indoor Games | Macau | Mei Mei | a black-faced Spoonbill.[6] |
2008 Asian Beach Games | Bali | Jalak bali | a Bali Starling.[7] |
2009 Asian Youth Games | Singapore | Frasia | a young lion.[8] |
2009 Asian Indoor Games | Hanoi | Gà Hồ | the Ho chicken (Gà Hồ), a distinctly Vietnamese rare breed of chicken, familiar as a symbol in Vietnam. |
2009 Asian Martial Arts Games | Bangkok | Hanuman Yindee (Thai: หนุมานยินดี) |
Hanuman is a white – creamy super monkey from Ramakien (a Thai version of Ramayana). |
2010 Asian Games | Guangzhou | A Xiang (祥), A He (和), A Ru (如), A Yi (意) and Le Yangyang (樂洋洋). | the five sporty rams.[9] |
2010 Asian Beach Games | Muscat | Al Jebel, Al Reeh, and Al Med | three local animals, there are Al Jebel (a tahr), Al Reeh (a houbara bustard), and Al Med (a green turtle).[10] |
2011 Asian Winter Games | Astana and Almaty | Irby | a snow leopard.[11] |
2012 Asian Beach Games | Haiyang | Sha Sha, Yang Yang, and Hai Hai | a cartoon that inspired from dragon and phoenix.[12] |
2013 Asian Youth Games | Nanjing | Yuan Yuan | based on the image of Eosimias sinensis, the earliest higher primate to date found in Jiangsu. [13] |
2013 Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games | Incheon | Barame, Chumuro, and Vichuan | The three mascots are the same for AIMAG 2013 and the 2014 Asian Games. |
2014 Asian Games | Incheon | Barame, Chumuro, and Vichuan | Three seal siblings.[14] |
2014 Asian Beach Games | Phuket | Sin, Sakorn, and Samut (Thai: สินธุ์, สาคร,สมุทร) |
Three Green sea turtles.[15] |
2016 Asian Beach Games | Nha Trang | Bieu Tuong Vui | a swallow. |
2017 Asian Winter Games | Sapporo | TBA | a flying squirrel. |
2017 Asian Youth Games | Hambantota | TBA | |
2017 Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat | TBA | |
2018 Asian Games | Jakarta | TBA | |
2021 Asian Youth Games | Surabaya | TBA |
See also
- Olympics mascot
- Southeast Asian Games mascot
References
- ↑ "12th Asian Games Hiroshima 1994 - Poppo & CuCCu". GAGOC. gz2010.cn (official website of 2010 Asian Games). April 27, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports
- ↑ "13th Asian Games Bangkok 1998 - Chai-Yo". GAGOC. gz2010.cn (official website of 2010 Asian Games). April 27, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Mascot of Asian Games 2006". Travour.com. 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ↑ China.com-Mascot of 2007 Changchun Asian Winter Games
- ↑ Olympic Council of Asia : Photo Details
- ↑ Asian Beach Game “MASCOT” – Bali Travel Update
- ↑ "Mascot for 1st Asian Youth Games in Singapore named Frasia". Channel NewsAsia. April 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ↑ "Mascots for Guangzhou Asian Games unveiled". GAGOC. April 30, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ↑ Olympic Council of Asia : News
- ↑ The Mascot-IRBY
- ↑ Mascots for 3rd Asian Beach Games unveiled
- ↑ "Mascot for 2nd Asian Youth Games unveiled". Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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