His (or her) name is Wenlock, but what does the gender-vague mascot of the games represent?

—Wenlock is named after town of Much Wenlock in middle England, which helped inspire the modern Olympic Games.

—In the middle of Wenlock's head is a "taxi light" that is "inspired by London's black taxis."

—The shape of the head, with three ridges, represents the three medals won in each Olympic event — gold, silver and bronze.

—The face is one large eye, representing a camera which lets "Wenlock record everything."

—Those rings around the creature's wrists are friendship bands.

— Fergus Bell — Twitter http://twitter.com/fergb

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