Olympics: Kid-friendly Tokyo Games mascot design to be announced in March

The winning design of the public competition for the official mascot of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be announced in March next year with elementary school children having a say in the judging, the games' organizing committee said Monday.The winner of the competition, whose entry period is from Aug. 1 to 14, will receive a prize of 1 million yen ($9,000) and an invitation to the opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.The process to determine the mascot's name will be kept separate from the design competition with the name being announced as part of the official unveilin…READ FULL ARTICLE