Tokyo 2020 unveils new Olympics logo after plagiarism claim
Previous choice was scrapped in embarrassing scandal
Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers on Monday announced a new logo nearly eight months after the original choice was scrapped over an embarrassing plagiarism scandal.
The new design, chosen from a short list of four finalists unveiled earlier this month, features a circular indigo-coloured Japanese traditional checkered pattern.
Below the design are the words “Tokyo 2020” and under them the five interlocking Olympic rings.
Ryohei Miyata, head of the Tokyo 2020 emblem committee, and retired Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh unveiled the winner at a Tokyo news conference.
The design for the Paralympic Games was also revealed and represents a slight variation of that for the Olympics and was created by the same person.