There has been a tradition of introducing a new mascot for every Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The multisport event gets its representational person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck. France is considered as the nation to introduce the first official Olympic mascot for the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games with Schuss, a z-shaped skier. On the 100th anniversary of their first Olympic hosting, the nation has come up with a unique idea for the Olympic Mascot.  In 2022 France unveiled its mascot for the Paris Olympics 2024 - Olympic Phryge. Paris Olympics 2024: What To Know and Who To Watch During Modern Pentathlon Competition.

The 2024 Paris Olympics official mascots are a “tribe” of adorable, anthropomorphic hats.  The Phryges (pronounced free-jee-us) aren’t just any headwear; they are based on caps with deep significance in the history of France. Keeping up with the tradition of saluting special moments and/or significant representation of the hosting country, the style of cap was adopted by the revolutionaries as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and has been a national staple ever since.

What are the 2024 Paris Olympics mascots - Olympic Phryge?

As mentioned earlier, the mascot is of hat shape, representing style of cap adopted during France revolution. Talking about the Mascot, the Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet said in a statement at the time, “Rather than an animal, our mascots represent an ideal. Since it is familiar to us and appears on our stamps and the pediments of our town halls, it also represents French identity and spirit.” Paris Olympics 2024: What To Know and Who To Watch During Sport Climbing Competition.

As per the official statement, The Olympic Phryge is decked out in blue, white and red - the colours of France’s famed tricolour flag - with the golden Paris 2024 logo emblazoned across its chest and is designed by Paris 2024 Design team. While Paris 2024 claims that the Phryges mission is to “lead a revolution in sport.”, we have new modern games coming into the Olympics while scrapping some of the old ones.

 

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