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News Articles: Izzy

In this July 19, 1995, file photo, Izzy, the mascot of the Olympic Games of Atlanta 1996, dances in front of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The much-hated blob that represented the 1996 Atlanta Games has been supplanted by the mascot for the Paris Olympics — a Phrygian cap.

Column: Izzy's long run as worst Olympic mascot is over

Hey, Izzy, we've got some good news. Your 26-year reign as the worst Olympic mascot is over. The often-ridiculed computer-generated blob from the 1996 Atlanta Games has been toppled as the G.O.A.T., for Grossest Of All Time, by the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics, a floppy hat known as a Phryge.

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One of the earliest sketches of Izzy, known as Hi-Rez at the time, by John Ryan.

'96 Atlanta Olympics: Artist Recounts The Birth Of 'Izzy'

One of the strangest aspects of Atlanta's 1996 Olympics was the mascot chosen to represent the games. Izzy, the controversial mascot, was met with a...

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