New Delhi: Mascots have always been the centre stage of the Olympics right from 1932 when the Games were held in Los Angeles. Naturally, the Paris 2024 is no different and has a beautiful and cheery mascot. The official mascot of Paris 2024 is the Phryge cap which has a cultural value to the country.
Evolution of mascots over the years:
The red caps which symbolise the idea of freedom were won during the French Revolution and have subsequently been an integral part of the French culture. Phryge is named after the Phrygian Cap. Phrygian originates from the word Phrygia which was a kingdom in ancient Greece (modern-day Turkey) where the cap denotes the thousand of slaves who were freed.
When is the Paris Olympics 2024?
India and France share a time difference of 3 hours and 30 minutes behind. So, the Indian fans will have a lot of adjustments to their clock dials to be on time throughout the Olympics to keep track of the events. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is scheduled to take place on the 26th of July at 8:24 pm (local time).
On the other hand, after a nonstop action for three weeks, the Olympics will close on the 11th of August around 3:00 pm (local time).
Phryge had the time of his life at the OQSeries in Shanghai.
Break, climb, skate, ride. He did it all! His next stop? Budapest in June for stop 2 ahead of the Olympics!#OlympicQualifierSeries #Shanghai2024 | #OlympicQualifiers | #Paris2024 | @Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/gMACJccsVV
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) May 19, 2024
Where to watch the live stream of the Opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024?
Media outlet Viacom18 has acquired the exclusive rights for the streaming of the Paris Olympics 2024. Naturally, the program will be telecasted live on the Sports18 networks. Below is th
- Sports18 1- English, Tamil and Telegu
- Sports18 2- Hindi
Fans can also watch the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 for free on the OTT on Jio Cinema across multiple languages.