the olympic organizers made a children's television series about the mascots. the rio organizers also made many toys and other merchandise of the mascots. the organizers gave wrestling coaches soft dolls of vinicius. if the coaches did not like a referee's call, then they would throw the doll into the ring. many people thought that this was funny. paralympic medalists got special dolls of tom. they were special because the leaves on tom's head were the same color as their medals. some observers liked how the mascots looked. others thought they looked strange.