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To those outside the host country, the mascot for the Paris 2024 Olympics might look like a red stuffed toy or an animal. However, it is a hat called the Phryges (pronounced ‘Free-jee-uhs’).

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

From the logo to the mascots and the opening ceremony, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have some wild design.

Paris 2024 Olympics mascot "the Phryge" poses prior to the men's group A football match between Guinea and New Zealand during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Nice Stadium in Nice on July 24, 2024.

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You’re going to see a lot of Les Phryges over the next few weeks. They’re cheerful wide-eyed triangles, puffy and red, and they’re the mascots of the 2024 Paris Games. Sure, they look like ...

2024 Paris Olympics mascot Phryge as seen on July 23, 2024 in Lyon, France. / Credit: claudio_villa / Getty Images A version of the mascot for the Paralympics has a running prosthetic.

Weird Olympic mascots are nothing new -- just check out our ranking of the most bizarre ones for proof. So say hello to the 2024 Paris Olympics mascots. They're known as Les Phryges, and you're ...