Les Jeux Olympiques

What are the

Olympics?

●Multi-sport event that occurred from
26 July (Opening Ceremonies) to 11 August 2024 in France

● Paris was the host city

●“The goal of the Olympic Movement is
to contribute to building a peaceful and
better world by educating youth
through sport practiced without
discrimination of any kind and in the
Olympic spirit, which requires mutual
understanding with a spirit of
friendship, solidarity and fair play

●“Ouvrons Grand les Jeux” French Motto
for the games

●Around 10,500 athletes participated in
the Paris Games

The Olympics in

Paris 2024 ?

●The celebration sites: 3x3 basketball at
the Parc Urbain on Place de la
Concorde, fencing at the Grand Palais,

● beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower

●· the competition did not just take
place in Paris or even the Île-de-France
region. For the first time in the event's
history, an entire country was involved
in the Games

●

Le Phryges

●·caps are the mascots of Paris 2024

●colourful red characters based on the
famous Phrygian cap - a symbol of
freedom

●based on an item of clothing that is a
symbol of freedom and has been a part
of French history for centuries, dating
back to ancient times

●Phrygian caps worn during the
construction of Paris’ Notre-Dame
cathedral in 1163, during the Revolution
of 1789, during work to build the Eiffel
Tower, and during the Paris 1924
Olympic Games

●·

The Paralympic Phryge

●Inspiring France to get moving