Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Mascot ‘Soohorang’

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum

Currently on view at 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum

Title:: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Mascot ‘Soohorang’

Production place:: China
Date:: 2018
Period:: 21st century CE

Material:: Textile, Wadding
Technique:: Sewing, Printing, Stuffing, Embroidering
Dimensions:: 30 × 26 × 19 cm

Soohorang was the official mascot of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The mascot’s name is a combination of the Korean words for ‘tiger’ and ‘protection’.

Tigers are sacred animals in Korea and are considered protectors. In the case of the Games, Soohorang symbolised protection of both the participants and the spectators.