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Subject: Japan's Olympic organisers have unveiledthe new official logos of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Japan's Olympic organisers have unveiledthe new official logos of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
The logo, called Harmonized ChequeredEmblem, replaces the first choice which was thrown out last year after thedesigner was accused of plagiarism
Organisers said the new design usedtraditional Japanese colours and patterns to represent the intercultural themesof the Games
It incorporates the message of 'unity indiversity', they said, and the idea that the Games "seek to promotediversity as a platform to connect the world"
When designer Asao Tokolo found out he hadwon the re-opened contest he said "my mind has gone blank". "Iput a lot of time and effort into this design as though it was my own child
The first design was rejected after Belgianartist Olivier Debie alleged it copied his design for a theatre logo
The Games organising committee never agreedto the allegation of plagiarism but said there were too many doubts over theemblem for it to be used
The logo dispute came shortly after Tokyodecided to scrap the designs for the main Olympic stadium because of spirallingconstruction costs
A cheaper design, by Japanese architectKengo Kuma, was chosen in December last year
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