Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee Chairperson Ryohei Miyata (R) and committee member Sadaharu Oh present the winning design of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games during its unveiling ceremony in Tokyo, Japan April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organisers unveiled a new Olympic logo featuring traditional Japanese designs on Monday, seven months after they were forced to scrap the original motif over accusations of plagiarism.
The new logo, chosen from more than 14,000 candidates, adopts a traditional indigo-blue chequered pattern called "ichimatsu moyo" that dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868).
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