6.5 million Japanese students vote for the mascots of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020!

Voting for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots kicked off, with 6.5 million children at elementary schools across Japan given the opportunity to choose their favourite from three shortlisted pairs – each containing one mascot for the Olympic Games and one for the Paralympic Games. Each class can cast a single vote for their chosen mascots at any time in the 10-week voting period.

Following a review of 2,042 entries submitted by the public, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) shortlisted three pairs of designs and unveiled them to the public on Thursday, 7 December.