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The 2024 Olympics will use Paris as its backdrop, including the beach volleyball stadium, which sits at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/ AFP) (DIMITAR DILKOFF via Getty Images)
The French Olympic Committee commissioned Mathieu Lehanneur (born 1974), [1] [2] to design the cauldron, torch, and ceremonial cauldrons along the torch relay route: Lehanneur developed a concept of having these three items symbolise France's national motto, "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" ("Liberty, equality, fraternity"), and gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. [3]
The Phryges are portrayed as two red triangular-shaped anthropomorphic caps. [9] They have arms in a slope and present their top parts flopping forward. [2] The Paris 2024 emblem is visible on their chests, [3] and their eyes are adorned by tricolor ribbons portraying the French flag, paying homage to the cockade of France.
Shuss, the "unofficial" mascot of the 1968 Winter Olympic games. The logo for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games portrays a floating snow crystal surrounded by three stylised roses on top of the single-coloured (in white) Olympic rings. The roses can be found in the same pattern (two on the top and one below) as Grenoble's emblem.
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The men's 800 metres was the middle of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. 47 athletes from 32 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The 2024 Paris Games are a made-for-TV Olympics with the Eiffel Tower, Château de Versailles, the Seine, and the Grand Palais each hosting events.