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The Paralympic version is recoloured with a red, blue, and green gradient to symbolise an aurora and the colours of the Paralympic emblem. [21] [22] [23] Los Angeles 2028 - The emblems for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on September 1, 2020, featuring an "A" reflecting the cultural diversity of Los Angeles. The "final A ...
The Summer Games of 1988 held in Seoul was the first time the term Paralympic came into official use. "Spirit in Motion" is the current motto for the Paralympic movement. The current Paralympic flag is used since 2020 and contains three colours, red, blue, and green, which are the colours most widely represented in the flags of nations.
The designs of the medals for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 8 February 2024; [10] as with the Olympic medals, the front of the Paralympic medals features an embedded original piece of scrap iron from the Eiffel Tower in the shape of a hexagon, engraved with the Paris 2024 emblem.
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1998 Winter Paralympics: Nagano: Parabbit: a white rabbit (1 red & 1 green ear) [3] A competition was held among students to find a name for the 1998 Winter Paralympic mascot, and the designation "Parabbit" was chosen from among 3,408 different entries. 2000 Summer Paralympics: Sydney: Lizzie: frill-necked lizard: Matthew Hattan and Jozef Szekeres
The 2028 Summer Paralympics, also known as the 18th Summer Paralympic Games, and branded as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28, is an upcoming international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee, scheduled to take place from August 15 to August 27, 2028, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
The Paralympic emblem was formed on the arena floor, followed by the entry and raising of the Paralympic flag; the flag was brought in by members of the Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente (an organization for disabled youth), and a montage of Paralympic athletes was played while the flag was raised.
IPC president Philip Craven described the emblem as symbolizing the "heart" of athletes, who were the "heart" of the Paralympic movement. [23] As with the Olympic emblem, the Paralympic emblem was designed so that it could also be rendered in two- and three-dimensional versions, [24] such as a sculpture that was used during the unveiling. [21]