Getting To Know The Phryge Olympics, The 2024 Paris Olympics Mask That Symbolizes Freedom And Revolution

The Mascot of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics (Antaranews)

YOGYAKARTA The 2024 Paris Olympics will be held soon. Before watching the Olympic event, it is better to know the Olympic Phryge. Please note that the Olympic Phryge will be the official mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics. So what is the Olympic Phryge?

As explained earlier, the Olympic Phryge is the official mascot used at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The choice of a chosen mascot is slightly unique. If usually the mascot of the Paris Olympics leans towards animals, this year the chosen mascot shape is a phrygian or frigia hat. The hat has a conical shape with a twisted end.

Please note, frigia hat has a very deep meaning. In the international world, the hat was considered from the start as a symbol of freedom worn by slaves who were released in Roman times. After that, the symbol appeared in North America and South America.

Not only in America, but the frigia hat is also becoming known in France. Long before the present era, the hat was worn byai, a figure of freedom and France which became known during the Revolutionary era. Since then the hat has been synonymous with freedom. Even the French government has provided a special place for the frigia hat by making it into a French state object, for example stamps or pictures on the surface of metal coins.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the mascot carried in the moment was inspired by a frigia hat which was later named Olympic Phryge with blue, white, and red colors as a representative of the colors of the French flag. In addition, the mascot also lists the Paris 2024 logo in gold.

Reporting from the Olympic website, the Olympic Phryge which takes the form of a friga hat is done because Paris' vision of 2024 is to show that sport is able to change life, mascot will also play a role in leading revolution through sport.

As explained earlier, the Paris Olympics are one of the sports competitions that is quite popular. The Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024. On this occasion, various sports (sports) such as football, arrows, handball, and rugby-7 will be competed. Not only competing in various sports, but the Olympics will also be followed by representatives from various countries including Indonesia.

The Indonesian football national team currently still has the potential to qualify for Group B of the Paris Olympics. However, this potential must meet the requirements of the Indonesian national team to enter the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Garuda national team is expected to be able to beat the U-23 Iraqi national team later. The match between Indonesia and Iraq will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.

If the match is won by Indonesia, then the Garuda national team will enter Group B of the Paris Olympics. In the group, the Garuda national team will face several countries, namely Argentina, Morocco, and Ukraine.

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