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List of Commonwealth Games mascots

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Commonwealth Games mascots of 1978–2010 on an Indian postage stamp

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

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

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List of Commonwealth Youth Games mascots

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

See also

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References

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  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.