Borobi was the official mascot of the
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
, in
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the nati ...
, Australia. Borobi is a male
koala
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the womb ...
with blue fur and unusual markings on his paws (which are designed by Aboriginal artist,
Chern’ee Sutton
Chern'ee Sutton (born 1996) is a contemporary Australian artist known for her colourful 3D painting style.
Background
Chern'ee comes from the Kalkadoon people of the Mount Isa area in Queensland, Australia. She takes her inspiration from the ...
). The name Borobi is derived from a dialect used by the
Yugambeh people
The Yugambeh ( ''(see alternative spellings)'', also known as the Minyangbal ( , are an Aboriginal Australian people of south-east Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, their territory lies between the Logan and Tweed river ...
, an indigenous Australian group from the Gold Coast region. The mascot, along with its fictional back story, was revealed in April 2016. Borobi is based on a character submitted by Merrilyn Krohn, the winner of the GC2018 Mascot Design Competition.
A year after the 21st Commonwealth games, Borobi has been announced to serve as the animated ‘Indigenous language champion’ to promote the local Yugambeh language and culture. The annual ‘Borobi Day’ has been revealed on 31 May in order to raise awareness of indigenous languages among everyone in Australia.
Borobi Fan Trail
The Borobi Fan Trail was a trail of Borobi's footprints stretching from
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England.
Southport lies on the Irish ...
to
Broadbeach
Broadbeach is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Broadbeach had a population of 5,514 people. Geography
Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom house ...
meant to keep visitors healthy throughout the games. Along the trail are several statues of Borobi dressed in attire for different sports.
See also
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List of Australian sporting mascots
Many sporting mascots used as mascots and characters by clubs and teams in Australia and New Zealand are similar to those used around the world. There are, however, quite a number that are unique to these two nations.
The following is a list of n ...
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List of Commonwealth Games mascots
Since 1978, the Commonwealth Games have had a mascot in each edition.
See also
* List of Olympic mascots
References
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Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often refer ...
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Clyde (mascot)
Clyde was the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Clyde is an anthropomorphic thistle (the floral emblem of Scotland) and is named after the River Clyde which flows through the centre of Glasgow. The mascot was designe ...
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Karak (mascot)
Karak was the mascot for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was modelled on a red-tailed black cockatoo, a threatened species within the host country, Australia.
His biography, according to Commonwealth Games organisers:
Comes from a long line of sq ...
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Matilda (mascot)
Matilda was the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Matilda was a model of a kangaroo built on top of a forklift. Standing over 13 metres tall and weighing six tonnes, it could turn its head, its ears ...
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Shera (mascot)
The 2010 Commonwealth Games ( Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India ...
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Mascot
A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name. Mascots are also used as fi ...
Animal mascots
Australian mascots
Mascots introduced in 2018
Commonwealth Games mascots
Fictional people from Queensland
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