Olympic mascots are figures that are always present within every olympic competition.In one way or another they represent the pride and even sometimes the heritage of a national team.

Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in France, the Olympic Games have had a mascot. The first major mascot in the Olympic Games was Misha in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

We still remember the mascots Fuwa from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, they were so cute and lovely, right. Well, how about the 2012 London Olympic Games? What beautiful mascots will greet us this time.

Let’s take a brief look at the mascots of previous Olympic Games.

Above: The 2012 London Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville.