The mascots for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics have been revealed — a Phrygian cap.
By Masha MacPherson and Thomas AdamsonPARIS —
The Olympic cap is triangular in shape, and comes complete with friendly smile, blue eyes, tricolor ribbon and big colored sneakers. Michael Jeremiasz, gold medalist in wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, said the prosthesis sends an inclusive message to disabled people around the world.
The choice to use the Phrygian cap for the Paris Games seems to draw out links between modern France and the ancient world.
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