Finals

Rationale

I had South African, Durban 2022 common wealth. My first thought for choosing which animals to represent the country was to avoid the obvious choices like the Cheetah as the runner or an Elephant weightlifter etc. I also found there were just too many animals to choose from with that in mind so I narrowed it down for myself by giving it a ‘deer’ theme. I chose to use a Springbok, a Gnu, a Kudu and a Dik-dik. I made the Springbok the supporting character as it’s a very energetic animal that jumps around so I felt it fit as the excitable fan. The Kudu is the female athlete, being tall and graceful I made her a runner. The Gnu is the male athlete, I decided to really emphasise the mass of the animal in contrast to the others and make it a boxer. The Dik-dik is the paraplegic athlete and plays ten-pin bowling.

All of them are different ‘skin’ colours and are all wearing the colours of the national flag to emphasise the overarching country values of unity through diversity.