Organizers said they chose the cap as an 'allegory of freedom.'
By MASHA MACPHERSON and THOMAS ADAMSON, Associated Press PARIS — The mascots for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics have been revealed — a Phrygian cap.
People are also reading… 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.
The Paris Olympics will be held from July 26-Aug. 11, 2024, and the Paralympics from Aug. 28-Sept. 8.
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