The first ever Olympic mascot was "Smoky" from the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and then the idea of a mascot was reused 36 years later, in 1968, followed by 1972, and so it goes.

France introduced the "first" Olympic mascot during the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. The Schuss ― a Z-shaped skier with a big red head, blue legs, and a single sky ― was seen more as a symbol ...

At first glance, the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games may look like a red triangle with arms, but it's actually a Phrygian cap — a symbol of freedom in France's history. The mascot for ...

The Olympic mascot – a cartoonish encapsulation ... became a symbol of freedom during the French Revolution. The first mascot was created in 1968 by designer Aline Lafargue for the Grenoble ...

To represent inclusivity and acceptance, the Paralympic Phryge has a prosthetic leg – the first time an Olympic Games mascot has had a disability. “For us, it’s really immediately identifiab ...

It’s Phryge (pronounced freej), the official mascot of the Paris Olympics. Mocked by the French ... as nearly a million tourists descended the first week, and France won a record number of ...