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Top athletes join London 2012 mascots in animation

A cartoon image of Wenlock and Mandeville in a new children's cartoon about the London 2012 Olympic mascots, called Adventures On A Rainbow

Recognise these guys? It's Wenlock and Mandeville the official mascots for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A still from the new cartoon film Adventures on a Rainbow, of a Queen's Guard, written by children's author Michael Morpurgo

Since their launch in 2010, they've been on a journey around the UK, encouraging children to take up sport. Now they've got a new animated adventure to get you involved.

A cartoon image of BMX cyclist Shanaze Reade, which appears in a new children's cartoon about the London 2012 Olympic mascots, called Adventures On A Rainbow

Adventures On A Rainbow has been written by top author Michael Morpurgo and includes animations of some of Britain's biggest 2012 hopefuls, like BMX cyclist Shanaze Reade.

A cartoon image of Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds in a new children's cartoon about the London 2012 Olympic mascots, called Adventures On A Rainbow

Mandeville takes on Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds in the pool, but soon struggles to keep up.

A cartoon image of Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds in a new children's cartoon about the London 2012 Olympic mascots, called Adventures On A Rainbow

Ellie said she was thrilled to become a cartoon character: "I really think it is amazing. I love it. It's cool and it's got nice eyelashes."

A cartoon image of world champion diver Tom Daley in a new children's cartoon about the London 2012 Olympic mascots, called Adventures On A Rainbow

World champion diver Tom Daley tries to teach Wenlock how to dive in the short film, that's being shown to school kids across the UK.

A cartoon image of world triple jump champion Philips Idowu, which appears in a new children's cartoon about the London 2012 Olympic mascots, called Adventures On A Rainbow

Triple jump champion Phillips Idowu said he thinks his animation is really cool. "It is a great piece and I feel honoured to be part of it," he said.

A cartoon image of wheelchair rugby player Mandip Sehmi in a new children's cartoon about the London 2012 Olympic mascots, called Adventures On A Rainbow

Adventures on a Rainbow was released on 1 March 2011, and is being shown to school kids across the UK.