Soohorang and Bandabi

Soohorang and Bandabi
Soohorang (left), the mascot of the Olympics, and Bandabi (right), the mascot of the Paralympics
Mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics (Pyeongchang)
SignificanceA white tiger and an Asiatic black bear
Soohorang and Bandabi
Hangul
수호랑 and 반다비
Revised RomanizationSuhorang and Bandabi
McCune–ReischauerSuhorang and Pandabi
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Soohorang (Korean: 수호랑) is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Bandabi (Korean: 반다비) is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Both events were held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea.[1][2] Soohorang is a white tiger and Bandabi is an Asiatic black bear.[3] The mascots were selected through a national tender process held in 2014 and were approved of by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 2, 2016.

  1. ^ "The Official Mascots for PyeongChang 2018". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ PyeongChang 2018 First Episode of Mascot Animation Video. YouTube. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ Pyeongchang2018. "PyeongChang 2018 Mascots Emoticonized in Free Texting Service". The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)