The Paris Olympics will be from July 26 to August 11, 2024, and the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8. Now it's time to meet the Phryges, the mascots(吉祥物)for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. People can buy products of the mascots from November 15 at the Paris 2024 official stores.
The Olympic Phryge is in the shape of a triangle, and comes with friendly smile, blue eyes, tricolor ribbon(三色色带) and big colored sneakers(运动鞋). They also have the golden Paris 2024logo(标志)on their bodies.
Organizers said they wanted to spread the idea that sports can change everything and that they play a very important role in the society through the mascots." It's time to bring sports into our everyday lives—all sports and every way of doing sports, "said the organizers.
"We didn't choose an animal, "Estanguet said when the mascots came out." Instead, we chose the Phrygian cap(弗里吉亚帽) because it's a very strong symbol for the French Republic. For French people, it's a symbol of freedom(自由), an object that will stand for mascots all across the world. "
