Tourists wait in long queues outside the official Paris 2024 boutique as they seek to get their hands on the triangular Olympic Phryge mascot. The official Olympic Phryge mascot is a nod to the Phrygian cap, an emblematic accessory of the French revolutionaries. Revived from Roman times, when freed slaves used to wear it, the revolutionaries adopted it as a testimony to their values of freedom.
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Paris Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, with competition lasting until mid-August.