Soohorang and Bandabi
| Soohorang and Bandabi | |
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Soohorang (left), the mascot of the Olympics, and Bandabi (right), the mascot of the Paralympics | |
| Mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics (Pyeongchang) | |
| Significance | A white tiger and an Asiatic black bear |
| Soohorang and Bandabi | |
| Hangul | 수호랑 and 반다비 |
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| Revised Romanization | Suhorang and Bandabi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Suhorang and Pandabi |
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Soohorang (Korean: 수호랑) is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Bandabi (Korean: 반다비) is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Both events were held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea. Soohorang is a white tiger and Bandabi is an Asiatic black bear. The mascots were selected through a national tender process held in 2014 and were approved of by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 2, 2016.