List of Commonwealth Games mascots

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

Edition Host Mascot(s) Description Pictures
1978 Edmonton Keyano Grizzly bear
1982 Brisbane Matilda Red kangaroo[1]
1986 Edinburgh Mac[2] Scottish Terrier
1990 Auckland Goldie Kiwi bird
1994 Victoria Klee Wych[lower-alpha 1] Orca
1998 Kuala Lumpur Wira Bornean orangutan
2002 Manchester Kit Devon Rex
2006 Melbourne Karak Red-tailed black cockatoo
2010 Delhi Shera Tiger
2014 Glasgow Clyde Thistle[5]
2018 Gold Coast Borobi Koala[5]
2022 Birmingham Perry Bull[6]

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Commonwealth Youth Games mascots

List of Commonwealth Youth Games mascots

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

See also

References
  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. 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.
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