▁before ▁the ▁un ve iling ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁logo ▁for ▁the ▁Paris ▁ 2 0 2 4 ▁Olympic ▁and ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁designated ▁Par al ym pic ▁logo ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁Se oul ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁traditional ▁Korean ▁decor ative ▁component ▁called ▁a ▁pa ▁{ H ang ul : ▁ 파 ; ▁Han ja : ▁ 巴 }, ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁ta ege uk ▁symbol ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Par al ym pic ▁flag ▁used ▁five ▁pa ▁arranged ▁similarly ▁to ▁the ▁Olympic ▁R ings , ▁but ▁not ▁inter lock ing , ▁and ▁in ▁identical ▁colors ▁to ▁the ▁Olympic ▁rings : ▁blue , ▁black , ▁red , ▁yellow , ▁and ▁green . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁International ▁Co ordin ating ▁Committee ▁of ▁World ▁Sports ▁Organ izations ▁for ▁the ▁Dis abled ▁( IC C ) ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁( IO C ) ▁requested ▁the ▁five - pa ▁symbol ▁be ▁alter ed ▁— ▁the ▁IO C ' s ▁market ing ▁department ▁considered ▁it ▁too ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Olympic ▁rings . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁symbol ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁( IP C ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁included ▁six ▁over la pping ▁pa ▁in ▁a ▁circle . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9