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The amazingly bad mascots of the summer Olympics

So far, London 2012’s visual identity has been among the worst ever, making this year’s otherwise well-planned games something of a laughing stock. Take those awful mascots, for example.

Wenlock and Mandeville

Then we have the 2004 summer Olympic games in Athens, Greece:

Athená and Phévos

Embarrassingly, our own mascot for the 1996 summer Olympic games in Atlanta, Georgia:

Izzy

See more and learn about how London’s mascots have developed a cult following as sex toys –

Are London’s 2012 Logos the Worst in Olympic History?

100 days until the summer Olympics in London (photos)

On Wednesday, celebrations took place across the UK to mark 100 days to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games.

260 Guardsmen from Guard mark 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Shown are Horse Guards Parade in central London – venue for the Beach Volleyball competition.

Giant Olympic Rings in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Rings, 15.5 metres each in circumference, are made up of a total of 20,000 plants and are visible from the Heathrow flight path.

Weymouth and Portland – location for the London 2012 Sailing competitions – have marked 100 days to go to the Olympic Games by building a giant sandcastle featuring the Olympic Rings on Weymouth beach.