The Olympics are on the horizon, learn about the history of the Olympic mascots and why they have become so iconic. Take your marks, get set and take on the ultimate Olympic mascot quiz!

Meet Tom, the Paralympic mascot of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games ... a Brazilian bossa nova song that has reached worldwide fame. The Olympic counterpart to Tom is also named after a musician, the ...

Now there are wild conceptualizations for mascots: an animal to represent all of Brazil’s mammals or leftover steel from London’s Olympic Stadium to give two examples. Those couldn’t have ...