List of Commonwealth Games mascots
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Since 1978, the Commonwealth Games have had a mascot in each edition.
| Edition | Host | Mascot(s) | Description | Pictures |
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| 1978 |  Edmonton
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Keyano | Grizzly bear | |
| 1982 |  Brisbane
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Matilda | Red kangaroo[1] | 
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| 1986 |  Edinburgh
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Mac[2] | Scottish Terrier | |
| 1990 |  Auckland
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Goldie | Kiwi bird | |
| 1994 | Victoria
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Klee Wych[a] | Orca | |
| 1998 |  Kuala Lumpur
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Wira | Bornean orangutan | |
| 2002 |  Manchester
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Kit | Devon Rex | |
| 2006 | Melbourne
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Karak | Red-tailed black cockatoo | |
| 2010 |  Delhi
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Shera | Tiger | 
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| 2014 | Glasgow
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Clyde | Thistle[5] | .jpg)
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| 2018 | Gold Coast
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Borobi | Koala[5] | _statue.jpg)
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| 2022 | Birmingham
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Perry | Bull[6] | 
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Commonwealth Youth Games mascots
[edit]List of Commonwealth Youth Games mascots
| Edition | Host | Mascot(s) | Description | Pictures |
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| 2000 | Edinburgh |
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| 2004 | Bendigo |
Ausca | Sugar Glider | |
| 2008 | Pune
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Jigrr | Tiger | 
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| 2010 |  Isle of Man
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Tosha[7] | Black Manx cat | |
| 2015 |  Apia
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| 2017 |  Nassau
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Chickee[8] | Owl | |
| 2023 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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Cocoyea | Leatherback turtle[9] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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]
- ^ Mascot Commonwealth Games Australia
- ^ "Edinburgh 1986: Mac". www.insidethegames.biz. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "RCIN 69143 - Klee Wyck (Laughing One)". www.rct.uk.
- ^ Mishra, Aniket (26 November 2015). "From Keyano to Clyde, remembering the Commonwealth Games Mascots". www.sportskeeda.com.
- ^ a b Haigh, Phil (4 April 2018). "Who is the Commonwealth Games mascot and why is he called Borobi?". Metro. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "World, Meet Perry". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Meet Tosha: Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 mascot". Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Cocoyea the turtle named 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games mascot". www.insidethegames.biz. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
