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Why are the Paris Olympics mascots proving controversial in France?

Critics of the official mascots for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games have denounced the fact that only a fraction of the merchandise will actually be made in France.

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The Paris 2024 Olympic mascots are ... hats. Here's why

Organizers call it a tip of the chapeau to the spirit of the French revolution. Critics see something different.

WEKU

Paris 2024 Olympics unveils “different” and “exciting” mascot based on a hat

The two mascots for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been unveiled, with President Tony Estanguet lauding the significance of the hat based designs

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Made-in-China 'Phryges' toys are surprise mascots for Paris Olympics 2024

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games Committee on Monday unveiled the mascot for the international sporting event. Organisers hope to sell two million of these made-in-China toys in the shape of the 'Phrygian' cap, a symbol of the French republic and revolutionary spirit.

Radio France Internationale

Meet the Phryges: Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots unveiled

The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots have been revealed as two Phrygian caps decked out in France’s national colours

The Guardian - UK

Breaking GB awarded £135,000 by UK Sport to support Paris 2024 Olympic hopefuls

The announcement marks the first formal funding for the sport since its incorporation into the Olympic programme in December 2020

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Olympic bosses unveil revolutionary marathon route

Organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have unveiled a route for the men’s and women’s marathon loosely based on a march undertaken in 1789 by nearly 7,000 Parisian women opposed to King Louis XVI as revolutionary fervour rose in France.

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GB fencer, 17, targeting Olympic goals after scooping hat-trick of Commonwealth medals

Londoner Hannah LeBor is targeting a spot at Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 after her performances on the Commonwealth stage attracted plenty of attention

Daily Mirror

Defiant Russian Olympic chiefs making Paris 2024 plans despite bans in host of sports

Russian Olympic chiefs are set to try and enter their athletes in the Paris 2024 Games despite the ban against the country amid the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Paris 2024 gets Macron's support for huge opening ceremony

Paris Olympic Games organizers have marked the two-years-to-go milestone to the 2024 games by unveiling their official slogan

The Independent UK

Olympic organisers for Paris 2024 ‘in a cold sweat’ as problems mount

Fears over financing, security and staffing threaten to take the shine off a showcase event and a national triumph for Emmanuel Macron’s presidency

The Guardian - UK

Paris Olympics Face Tough Hurdles with Two Years to Go

As he left the Tokyo Olympics last August, Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, told AFP he was "prepared to run a marathon at 100-meter speed." The stopwatch is ticking, and with two years to go before the Games open on July 26, 2024, it has become…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympic medals back on agenda for Athletics Ireland with new strategy plan released

Coaching the key, both homegrown and with a global reputation, to plan that will cover Paris 2024 and LA 2028

Irish Mirror

Dolphins signal changing of swim guard

Swimming Australia have named a group to lead the team to Paris 2024, replacing Mitch Larkin, Bronte and Cate Campbell, who may not appear at the event.

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Paris 2024 Hopes to Sell 13.4 Million Tickets

Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics are hoping to sell a record 10 million tickets for the sporting extravaganza with an additional 3.4 million available for the Paralympic Games, the boss of the organizing committee said. London 2012 put just under nine million tickets up for sale and sold some…

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Djokovic Sets Sights on Paris Olympics, Wants to Return to Australia

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic said he has unfinished business at the Olympics and will be gunning for gold at Paris 2024, adding that he is keen to return to Australia despite his deportation this year. Djokovic's quest for an Olympic gold in Tokyo ended in a semi-final defeat…

Daily Mirror

British Olympic legend Jason Kenny set to retire from cycling before Paris 2024

Jason Kenny is set to retire from cycling and become a coach. The Olympic legend will leave the sport as the athlete with the most Olympic golds and medals for a cyclist.

ABC News

Australia's top skateboarders hit the Gold Coast for a training camp, looking ahead to Paris 2024

How the Tokyo Olympics has changed the future of skateboarding in Australia

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