The mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were named during a ceremony in the Japanese capital on Sunday where they greeted the locals for the first time.
The Olympic mascot, a blue-checkered pointy-eared figure, was named Miraitowa — a combination of the Japanese words 'mirai', meaning future, and 'towa', which means eternity.
The Paralympic counterpart, who is pink-checkered and wears a cape, was named Someity after a variety of cherry blossom called Someiyoshino. Games organisers also said the name sounded similar to "so mighty" in English.
