{"id":12459,"date":"2024-02-24T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/?p=12459"},"modified":"2024-02-24T15:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T13:31:42","slug":"ludo-named-as-roma-2024-mascot-will-appear-before-football-serie-a-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/en\/ludo-named-as-roma-2024-mascot-will-appear-before-football-serie-a-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Ludo named as Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships mascot"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12459\" class=\"elementor elementor-12459\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d702bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d702bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c419dce\" data-id=\"c419dce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87bd101 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87bd101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>It&#8217;s always smiling, loves the history of the Eternal City and has been named Ludo. We are talking about the mascot of the <strong>Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships<\/strong>. The name Ludo was chosen by athletics fans across Europe by participating in the social competition on the official Roma 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/earoma2024\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/earoma2024\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/span><\/a> channels.<\/p>\n<p>The final choice of the name was made among four options: Ludo was preferred over Urbe, Astra and Flavio.<\/p>\n<p>The name Ludo fits perfectly with the profile of the mascot, inspired by the tradition of Rome and its most famous monument, the <strong>Colosseum<\/strong>. The &#8220;Ludi,&#8221; in fact, were public games organized by the <strong>Roman Empire<\/strong> to entertain people and were scheduled for festivals in the calendar of Ancient Rome. The &#8220;Ludi Magni&#8221; were dedicated to Jupiter and were inaugurated by King Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.<\/p><p>In Latin language, word &#8220;ludus&#8221; means play and fun, which will match the spirit of the mascot, ready to entertain people at the <strong>Foro Italico Park<\/strong>, where the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships will take place from June 7 to 12 (tickets on sale&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/roma2024.vivaticket.it\" style=\"background-color: rgb(244, 244, 251);\"><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Ludo is looking forward to discovering city of Rome and to having fun with athletics fans at the Foro Italico Park in June. 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