School kids rule: Digital designs are 2020 Olympic mascots

TOKYO (AP) — The schoolchildren have had their say: A pair of futuristic digital characters will be the mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Organizers unveiled the winning designs at a school in Tokyo on Wednesday.
A total of 205,755 classes at 16,769 elementary schools took part in selecting three short-listed designs, with their classes casting a single vote.
The winning pair, clad in the ‘ichimatsu” checkered pattern of the Games’ official logo, receiv