2024-08-27 02:58:27
Since June, the Arc de Triomphe has displayed the symbol of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: “Agitos” (“I live” in Latin). On a white background, three corners, three “Agitos” come together around a central point. In the form of a moon, they represent “movement.” » Everyone has their own color, green, red and blue, the three most represented on flags in the world: green, red and blue. A sign of inclusion.
With its motto “a heart in motion”, the Agitos are there to show “the fact that Paralympic athletes support the world with their actions. They keep going and they never give up,” said the Paralympic Committee. Global Affairs They show determination, courage, inspiration and equality.
A modern icon
The first edition of the Paralympic Games took place in Rome in 1960, where the medals were already different from the Olympic rings. There were several versions then before the known one. For Rome, these are three overlapping bicycles with three words: unity, sport and friendship.
These three wheels will be reproduced by Tel Aviv in 1968 or in other forms in Toronto 1976 and Arnhem in 1980. Tokyo 1964 will choose a bird wearing five rings and Heidelberg 1972 will choose a wheelchair athlete during the shooting event.
It was from the Seoul Games in 1988 that a first official version was created. The symbol adopted the Olympic symbol, with the difference that the rings were replaced by five Taegeuks (a symbol or half of Ying and Yang). The number shown on the flag of South Korea. This symbol was used until the 1994 Paralympic Winter Games in Lillehammer (Norway).
The International Olympic Committee decided to change the symbol in 1994, the first coming close to the symbol of the rings. The logo now includes three green, red and blue Taegeuks in the shape of a pyramid. Three Taegeuks to represent the Paralympic motto from 1992 to 2003: “mind, body and spirit.” » This symbol will remain until 2004 in Athens.
The name “Agitos” and the logo we know today were introduced in 2003 and were modified little by little until 2019. The Agitos are expected to be presented during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, which, for the first time, will be held outside. on Wednesday.
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