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Meet the mascots – Citi, Alti and Forti
The mascots of the European Athletics Junior Championships Tallinn 2011 will be known as Citi, Alti and Forti.
The mascots, three fun and athletic stars, each have their own specific talent – the yellow star Citi masters running, the orange star Alti is a talented jumper and the blue star Forti is a throwing champion.
A nationwide search to find names for the mascots was launched by the organizers in cooperation with Estonia’s largest news and entertainment portal Delfi.ee. The contest was open to all, inviting to propose names to all three mascots. The five name combinations with most votes went straight to the final, other five finalists were chosen by athletics sponsors. The name combination – Citi, Alti, Forti – was announced as winner by the jury, consisting of five members: Olympic Winner Erki Nool, renowned sports journalist Anu Säärits, president of Estonian Athletics Association Erich Teigamägi, young artist Helene Vettik and winner of the first Estonian “Pop Idol” Birgit Õigemeel.
The contest winner was Jaak Valdre, who was the only person to nominate Citi, Alti ja Forti. The winning names are derived from the slogan “citius, altius, forties”, which have strong historical associations with athletics.
European Athletics Junior Championships 2011 will be held in Tallinn, Estonia on July 21-24.
