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SPORTS Monday 23 July 2018

Tokyo 2020 official mascots

unveiled at ceremony

TOKYO (AP) — The official friends,” Tokyo 2020 orga-
mascots for the Tokyo 2020 nizing committee president
Olympics and Paralympics Yoshiro Mori said at the cer-
were unveiled at a cere- emony. “You have helped
mony in downtown Tokyo to pick them and across
on Sunday. the country, I believe, 5 mil-
The mascot for the Olym- lion children helped to pick
pics is named Miraitowa this.
while the Paralympic mas- And the name is also some-
cot will be known as Some- thing we have picked to-
ity. gether. So this Olympics
Miraitowa is a combination belongs to everyone.”
of the Japanese words for The selection process in-
future and eternity while volving schoolchildren was
Someity comes from a introduced to get students
popular cherry blossom va- enthusiastic about the
riety “Someiyoshino” and games while also ensuring
echoes the English phrase transparency.
“so mighty.” Organizers say the pair of
The two mascot designs futuristic characters com- Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot “Miraitowa”, left, and Paralympic mascot “Someity”, right, attend
were selected by elemen- bine tradition and innova- their debut event in Tokyo Sunday, July 22, 2018.
tary schoolchildren across tion. The Tokyo Olympics Associated Press
Japan. are scheduled for July 24 to “I think a very worthy name for Tokyo, but for Japan as Paralympics,” said Tokyo
“These mascots are your Aug. 9, 2020. has been picked not only well as the Olympics and governor Yuriko Koike.q

Matt Atkins, right, prepares to putt as caddie Christopher
Schwertfeger holds an umbrella over him while finishing up the
9th hole, Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Nicholasville, Ky, during the
final round of the PGA Tour Barbasol Championships at Keene
Trace Golf Club.
Associated Press
Weather suspends

fourth round of

Barbasol Championship

By GARY B. GRAVES Monday. Lightning caused
AP Sports Writer one delay, and play was
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — stopped earlier in the af-
A thunderstorm suspended ternoon to clear water
the fourth round of the PGA that accumulated on the
Tour’s Barbasol Champion- course following a morn-
ship until Monday morning. ing of steady and some-
Sunday’s third stoppage of times-heavy rain. The sec-
play at Champions Trace ond round was completed
at Keene Trace Golf Club Saturday morning after
came with the four leaders being suspended by thun-
— Hunter Mahan, Robert derstorms late Friday after-
Streb, Tom Lovelady and noon. Tournament direc-
Troy Merritt at 18-under tor Steve Carman said the
par — and four other con- goal was to complete play
tenders waiting to begin Sunday but that “Mother
the round. The tournament Nature didn’t give us a very
will resume at 7:30 a.m. on good shake.”q