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The Mascot for the 2024 Summer Olympics is Not What You Think

The board of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics have finally announced their mascots for the upcoming games, and needless to say, people’s initial reaction could be summed up in one word — “quoi?” At a first glance, these googly-eyed characters, lovingly named “The Phryges,” appear to be some sort of sea animals or maybe little mythical creatures created for the Olympics. After a quick skimming of the Paris 2024 official website, however, it turns out that the Phryges are actually based on the Phrygian cap worn by French revolutionaries and even Marianne, the French national symbol of freedom.

The History

On the Paris 2024 Olympics website, there are blurbs about the Phrygian cap’s history and why it was chosen to be the official mascot for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The caps have been seen both in artistic renditions of the construction of the Notre-Dame cathedral in 1163, as well as photos of French athletes participating in the Olympic games in 1924. Between the cap’s use in stamps, statues and even national school curriculums, it’s clear that this mascot has deep ties to France’s culture and, despite its outwardly cartoon-y appearance, it garners a lot of respect from the French population.

How It Compares

There is a common theme throughout the mascots of past Olympics, and most of them seem to be national or highly symbolic animals. In 1980, the Moscow Olympics had a brown bear, the Soviet Union’s national symbol, as their mascot. In 2000, the Sydney Olympics had three mascots: Olly the Kookaburra, Syd the Platypus and Millie the Echidna. All three mascots held significance not only to the host country but also to the games and the honor associated with them. The 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City also had three mascots, all of which were animals indigenous to Utah with names related to important resources found across our state. Powder the snowshoe hare represented Utah’s booming skiing economy, Copper the coyote represented the copper mines in South Jordan and Coal the American black bear represented the coal mines in Southern Utah.

In terms of non-animal mascots, these are fewer and far-between compared to the animals, but the Phryges are definitely not the first. The 2004 Athens Olympics featured two children, Athena and Phevos, as their mascots that were reminiscent of ancient Greek dolls, and the 2006 Turin Olympics personified a snowball and an ice cube to represent “softness, friendship and elegance” as well as “enthusiasm and joy,” respectively.

As much as I wish I could say that the Phryges are the strangest Olympic mascots I’ve seen, the 2012 London Olympics takes the cake. Their mascots, named Wenlock and Mandeville after the villages Much Wenlock and Stoke Mandeville, are drops of steel with cameras as eyes that represent the Industrial Revolution in the UK.

Final Thoughts

It’s incredibly refreshing to see a mascot that includes a prosthetic leg to represent those with disabilities participating in the Paralympic Games. A brief scroll through the International Paralympic Committee’s website reveals that while many of the mascots change design slightly for the Paralympic Games, the Phryge might be the first ever Paralympic mascot with a visible disability. That kind of representation may seem insignificant, but it feels odd that it’s never been done before. At the end of the day, the Phryges are fairly well-designed and will make excellent marketable plushies while also carrying a lot of history for the host country.

Mascot and medals unveiled for 2023 Gay Games

Sunny the lion has been named the mascot for the 2023 Gay Games, set to be held in Hong Kong and Guadalajara.

According to organisers, Sunny "can create miracles from the impossible".

The design was inspired by the iconic Lion Rock of Hong Kong.

It is hoped that the mascot will inspire athletes to fight for togetherness, friendship and inclusion through sports.

"We are especially pleased to introduce our official mascot, Sunny the Lion, who embodies the spirit of resilience and determination that we want to celebrate and share with the world," a statement from the organisers read.

"Sunny will be our guide and companion throughout the Games, inspiring us to create miracles from the impossible.

"We invite everyone to join us in November 2023 for a spectacular celebration of sports, arts, culture, and diversity."

Unity in Diversity, the official slogan of the Gay Games 2023, is written across the medals in English and Chinese ©Gay Games 2023

Organisers also unveiled the medals for the event, with the Games logo featuring prominently on the front.

It also has "Unity in Diversity", the official slogan of the Games, written across in English and Chinese.

The outer ring is made from bauhinia petals, which is again part of the logo and brand.

It forms a circular shape resembling a crown or a lion's mane, which organisers claim represents glory, courage, and vitality.

The inner ring features bauhinia petals arranged as a laurel wreath, which represents honour, victory and peace.

The 2023 Gay Games are due to be held from November 3 to 11.

Guadalajara stepped in as co-hosts after uncertainties in Hong Kong due to COVID-19 restrictions, leading to the postponement of the event.

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Before joining insidethegames.biz, Vimal worked as a senior reporter with The New Indian Express for four years. He has covered football, athletics, and other Olympic sports in India and attended international events such as the U-17 FIFA World Cup, Asian Wrestling Championships, and major events in badminton and boxing. He also had a brief stint with Wisden India. Vimal graduated with a distinction in MSc Sport Management from Loughborough University in September 2021. He got his Bachelor’s in Journalism from Madras Christian College in 2015.

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2024 Paris Olympic Mascot Is Certainly Unique

I recently returned from a trip to Paris where I learned, during a day-long trek through Printemps and the Galleries Lafayette flagship store on Haussman Blvd, that the little red triangular critter being introduced as the official mascot of the 2024 Paris Olympics is, of all things, a hat!

Printemps had a little “merch” corner set up for Les Phryges, which are based on the Phrygian cap, an “iconic symbol of freedom and the French Republic.”

The Olympic version of Phryges is an 24” felt triangle bearing a friendly smile, big blue eyes, and two stubby legs. (The Paralympics Phryge looks much the same, but sports one leg and a runner’s blade prosthesis.)

A nicely-lettered plaque next to the display gave us a brief history of les Phryges and their symbolism during the first French Revolution. This, it seems, was the “statement” headgear for late 18th Century Revolutionaries (the French, as we know, were protesting one thing and another way back then, but with even more reason and motive).

Marianne, the symbol of the French Republic (rather like Uncle Sam) is usually depicted wearing one. The French National Archives have records of Phrygian caps also being worn during the construction of Paris’ Note Dame cathedral in 1163, the work to build the Eiffel Tower, and the Paris Olympic Games in 1924, so the headgear has a long history.

The Olympics are still several months away, but we were somewhat puzzled by the dearth of Olympic merchandise currently available in Paris. Printemps had quite a bunch of cute little Phryges, some key chains and tee shirts; a nearby Mono Prix (the French version of Target, complete with bull’s eye logo)

had a rack of “unofficial,” less expensive tees, magnets and key chains, along with some little sacks of Olympic candy. But none of the numerous souvenir kiosks in the 8th Arrondissement, where we stayed, displayed anything at all related to the upcoming Summer Olympics.

Paris itself, however, was very obviously sprucing up for summer 2024. Flower-planting and tree-trimming were going on everywhere, and temporary fences and barriers throughout the city indicated that a lot more work will be done before late July, when the Olympians will be in town.

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