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As the Paris 2024 Olympics comes to a close, Newsweek is looking back at the best and worst Olympic logos and mascots of all time.

Those red blobs at the 2024 Paris Olympics are called “Phryges.” They’re hats. And they’re sparking curiosity.

The mascot for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris is not easily identifiable. However, the anthropomorphized mascots are inspired not by a body part but, rather, they're les Phyrges, a cartoonish ...

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The official mascots of the Paris 2024 Olympics are called the Phryges. The two characters, known as the Olympic and Paralympic Phryges, are kitted out in a red, white and blue colourway.

Sexual comparisons to past Olympic mascots have also commonly taken place. In 2012, the London Olympics mascots Wenlock and Mandeville received backlash for resembling a penis.

The 2024 Paris Olympics have revealed the new Olympic mascot, and it is the most French thing you can imagine. A hat.