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Commonwealth Games mascots of 1978–2010 on an Indian postage stamp

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

Edition Host Mascot(s) Description Pictures
1978 Canada Edmonton Keyano a grizzly bear
1982 Australia Brisbane Matilda a red kangaroo[1]
1986 Scotland Edinburgh Mac[2] a Scottish Terrier
1990 New Zealand Auckland Goldie a kiwi bird
1994 Canada Victoria Klee Wych[a] an orca
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Wira a Bornean orangutan
2002 England Manchester Kit a Devon Rex
2006 Australia Melbourne Karak a red-tailed black cockatoo
2010 India Delhi Shera a tiger
2014 Scotland Glasgow Clyde a thistle[5]
2018 Australia Gold Coast Borobi a koala[5]
2022 England Birmingham Perry a bull[6]


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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. ^ a b 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.
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