9 1 , ▁the ▁IP C ▁members ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁new ▁symbol , ▁retain ing ▁the ▁five - pa ▁symbol . ▁However , ▁the ▁IO C ▁made ▁clear ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁refuse ▁further ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁IP C ▁if ▁the ▁five - pa ▁symbol ▁remained ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁symbol ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁version ▁util izing ▁only ▁three ▁pa . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁fully ▁adopted ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁L ille ham mer , ▁Norway , ▁since ▁the ▁L ille ham mer ▁Par al ym pic ▁Organ izing ▁Committee ▁had ▁by ▁then ▁already ▁started ▁a ▁market ing ▁program ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁five - pa ▁version . ▁The ▁three - pa ▁version ▁remained ▁in ▁place ▁from ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁L ille ham mer ▁Games ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁Greece . ▁ ▁Par al ym pic ▁em blem s ▁Each ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁Par al ym pic ▁em blem . ▁The ▁city ▁that ▁hosts ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁creates ▁a ▁symbol ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁event . ▁See ▁: Category : Sum mer ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁and ▁: Category : W inter ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁for ▁various ▁Par al ym pic ▁em blem s . ▁This ▁design ▁incorpor ates ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁symbol ,