The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has withdrawn the current emblems designed for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The emblems were accused of being plagiarised but the organising committee claim it hasn't been scrapped due to this.
Speaking at the news conference, Toshio Muto, director
general of the Tokyo organising committee says,
"We're certain the two logos are different,"
"But we became aware of new things this weekend and there was a sense of crisis that we thought could not be ignored.
"We
have reached a conclusion that it would be only appropriate for us to
drop the logo and develop a new emblem. At this point, we have decided
that the logo cannot gain public support."
Belgian designer
Olivier Debie claimed that the design was similar to his 2013 logo for
the Theatre de Liege. He and the theatre had filed a lawsuit to prevent
it being used.
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