For the first time, the Olympics and Paralympics will share a same emblem. There will be 32 sports, 329 events in the Paris Games with skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and breaking newly added. Breaking will make its Olympic debut in Paris.
For the first time in Olympic history, the same number of male and female athletes namely, 5250 of each gender, will compete 28 sports will see the same number of athletes of each gender.
Olympic Mascots: Les Phryges
Phrygian caps will be the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots as organizers look to celebrate the French revolution's spirit. It's a symbol of revolution and freedom, of striving. It's an icon seen over centuries, from the Notre Dame Cathedral to the Eiffel Tower. More specifically, it's the red bonnet famously worn by Marianne, the artistic personification of the free French republic.
Olympic Torch
The torch, measuring 70 centimeters, is made with lightweight radiant steel and is distinguished by its champagne color. The designer of the torch, revealed that he drew inspiration from three Paris 2024 symbols — equality, water, and peacefulness. Equality is symbolized by perfect symmetry. Peacefulness is symbolized by the gentleness of the curves. The lower half features a relief pattern that mimics the movement of the River Seine, along which the opening ceremony will be held.
Olympic Medals
Paris 2024 called on LVMH jeweler Chaumet to design its medals. Globally renowned for its craftsmanship, Chaumet has made the medal into a veritable jewel, with a construction conceived around three sources of inspiration: the hexagon, radiance, and gem-setting.
Each Olympic and Paralympic medal is set with a piece of original iron from the Eiffel Tower. The original Eiffel Tower iron is formed in a hexagon — the geometrical shape of France herself. This symbol is a reminder of the whole nation's engagement in delivering an historic Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Olympic Iconic Poster
To fulfil this creative ambition and illustrate its vision of the Games, Paris 2024 has called on the unique talent of French cartoonist Ugo Gattoni, who has captured the spirit of the Games in a universe brimming with detail and symbols celebrating both the values of sport and the excitement of a great popular festival open to the world.
The Iconic Posters are the dream representation of a stadium city, echoing the Paris 2024 slogan "Games wide open" and referring to the concept of the Paris Games: bringing sport to the heart of the city. In Paris, Marseille and Tahiti, Paris 2024 invites spectators to take a stroll through an abundant, joyful universe where every detail tells its own story.
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