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, 반다비
RRSuhorang, Bandabi
MRSuhorang, Pandabi

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. Soohorang is a white tiger and Bandabi is an Asiatic black bear. 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.

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