Tokyo Picks New Logo for 2020 Olympics After Plagiarism Debacle
- First emblem design scrapped after plagiarism allegations
- Debate over stadium, logo has plagued 2020 Tokyo Games
The official emblems of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Source: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic GamesThis article is for subscribers only.
Seven months after dropping its initial design amid accusations of plagiarism, the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday selected a new logo for the games.
The “Harmonized chequered emblem” logo is based on “ichimatsu moyo” design from Japan’s Edo era (1603-1868), a period of shogunate rule and isolationist foreign policy. The indigo-colored design by Tokyo-based artist Asao Tokolo is made of three rectangular shapes that represent “different countries, cultures and ways of thinking,” according to the organizing committee.