The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots have been revealed as two Phrygian caps decked out in France’s national colours
. The two characters, who are to be known as the Olympic and Paralympic Phryges, have the golden Paris 2024 logo across their chests, and are described as having “mischievous and expressive eyes”. The Paralympic mascot has a running blade, making it the first time that a mascot for the Games has had a visible disability.
At the ceremony to unveil the mascots in Saint-Denis on Monday, the Paris 2024 president, Tony Estanguet, said: “We chose an ideal rather than an animal. We chose the Phrygian cap because it’s a very strong symbol for the French Republic. For French people, it’s a very well-known object that is a symbol of freedom.mascot has a visible disability also sends a strong message: to promote inclusion.”
The two mascots share a motto of “Alone we go faster, but together we go further”, and the Olympic Phryge is described as “a tactician with a calculating brain”, while the Paralympic Phryge is “spontaneous and full of energy and enthusiasm”.The official mascots of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.The IOC recognises official Olympic mascots since the introduction of Schuss, an abstract figure on skis for 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.
Mascots can be big business – although are not always a sure bet. In 2012, disappointing sales of Hornby’s figurines of official London Games mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, led to the toy manufacturer’s shares tumbling. The London Olympic Games mascot, Wenlock, and Paralympic mascot, Mandeville, did not prove to be a sales hit in 2012.Julie Matikhine, the brand manager of the Paris 2024 Games, said of the Phryges: “It is a mascot who embodies the French spirit. An ideal that carries the values of our country, a part of our history and a singular point of view on the world.
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