Tokyo 2020 Olympics Logo Unveiled

Tokyo’s Olympic committee unveiled the official logos for the 2020 Games on Friday (Jul 24), days after the Japanese prime minister ordered plans for the new stadium to be scrapped over the huge US$2 billion price tag. The Olympic emblem is the letter T, with upended quote marks to represent equality, organisers say.

“There have been many problems up to now, including the stadium, and there will no doubt be more”, said Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe as people waved Olympic flags and fanned themselves in evening air turned muggy by an afternoon storm, waiting for the new Olympic emblem to be unveiled.

The emblems represent the “power of the world coming together as one” and have temporarily shifted attention away from the troubled preparations for the Olympic stadium. These elements have been combined to create the Olympic and Paralympic Games’ emblems for Tokyo 2020.

A red circle can also been seen on the logo, which represents “the power of every beating heart”, obviously.

In addition to being the centrepiece of the 2020 Olympics, the stadium was also supposed to host the biggest matches of the Rugby World Cup 2019, including the opening game and the final.

Both logos were designed by Japanese artist Kenjiro Sato.

“We want the games to succeed for our children, to give them dreams”.

“Most importantly, this emblem represents Tokyo and its people”.

As the 2020 Games draw near, the spirit of these emblems will unite everyone to stage an Olympic and Paralympic Games that will provide a brighter future and a better world.

John Coates, vice-president of the global Olympic Committee, attended the event and called the unveiling an historic moment.

“When the Paralympic Games return here for the second time they will do so with a growing reputation for being the world’s number one sporting spectacle for driving societal change. I congratulate the Tokyo 2020 team on their work and believe that this emblem will have an important influence on the future of Olympic design”.