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On May 4, the Gwangju 2019 committee announced the mascot for the games via their Twitter account:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We chose to have otters as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/symbol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#symbol<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Championships?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Championships<\/a>! Why? 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The website also further explained the choice of otters as mascots:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;The mascot of the 2019 Gwangju FINA World Championships is the otter, a flagship species of Mt. Mudeungsan that has returned to the Yeongsangang River of Gwangju. The otter swimming freely in the water symbolizes the swimmers&#8217; passion for challenge and promotes the \u201cspirits of peace\u201d to the citizens of the world enjoying the harmonious festival.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The theme of peace is consistent throughout all elements of the Championships. The Strategy and Goals of the event are outlined as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>People<\/strong> &#8211; Peaceful coexistence of humanity<\/li>\n<li><strong>Environment<\/strong> &#8211; Green Championships, Best athlete experience<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advance<\/strong> &#8211; Advancing toward a dream<\/li>\n<li><strong>Culture<\/strong> &#8211; Building an inclusive culture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economy<\/strong> &#8211; Boosting local economy and sustainable Championships legacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Championships will represent the challenge and process of reaching these goals.<\/p>\n<p><em>FINA contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships will take place in Gwangju, South Korea July 12-28, 2019. 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