The first mascots appeared in 1932 at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Here are some of them over the years.
Uschi Badenberg from Munich poses with a soft toy collection of the Olympic Games 1972 mascot “Waldi” in December 1971. Where: München, Bayern, Germany When: 30 Nov 1971 Credit: /picture-alliance/Cover Images 
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(ILLUSTRATION) An illustration shows the leopard (one of the three official Olympic Winter Games mascots: leopard, polar bear and hare) standing next to a backpack with the logo of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games “Sochi.ru 2014” near Dresden, Germany, 29 January 2013. The XXII Olympic Winter Games takes place from 07 until 29 February 2014 in Russia. Photo: Arno Burgi Where: Dresden, Saxony, Germany When: 22 Jan 2013 Credit: Arno Burgi/picture-alliance/Cover Images 
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(190722) — TOKYO, July 22, 2019 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on July 22, 2019 shows the Tokyo 2020 mascot robots during the Tokyo 2020 mascot robots unveiling event in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo 2020 Mascot-type robots will welcome athletes and guests at Games venues and other Games-related locations with human-like movements. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) Photo via Newscom Where: Tokyo When: 22 Jul 2019 Credit: Newscom/Cover Images **Only available for publication in United Kingdom** 