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Tokyo 2020; Iconic Posters Unveiled

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Press release by Tokyo 2020:
Tokyo, 22 June 2021 – The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today unveiled two ‘Iconic Posters’ that will be used to symbolise and promote the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. The posters were selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) from 20 Tokyo 2020 official art posters created by internationally- renowned Japanese and overseas artists. Twelve of the posters are based on the theme of the Olympic Games and eight on the Paralympic Games. It is the first time that a separate Iconic Poster has been selected to symbolise the Paralympic Games.
The release of official art posters is one of the prerequisites from the Host City, to create a cultural legacy forever associated with a specific edition of the Games. Selected by the IOC from the series of the Tokyo 2020 Art Posters, the ‘Iconic Posters’ will represent the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games at The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland and other museum collections and special exhibitions around the world for generations to come. The IPC did not select a poster for past Paralympic Games; however, it decided to select one for the Tokyo 2020 Games. The copyright and ownership of the two original Iconic Posters will be transferred to the IOC and the IPC respectively.
Tokyo 2020; Video: Introducing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village
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Tokyo 2020; Competition Schedule Paralympic Games (v6.00 – May 2021)
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Beijing 2022; Video: The Birth of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Pictograms
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Beijing 2022; Pictograms
Press release
Beijing capped an exciting year of preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on Thursday with the release of the Games’ official sports pictograms, which were inspired by traditional Chinese seal engraving.
With some of the country’s top sports and entertainment celebrities in attendance, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) unveiled the pictograms at a televised countdown party on New Year’s Eve, a major milestone in preparations with co-host city Zhangjiakou, Hebei province for the winter sports gala.
The set of 24 pictograms for the Olympic Winter Games identifies each of the disciplines across seven sports. However, freestyle skiing and snowboard have six and five icons respectively in order to represent the different equipment and courses used in these disciplines. Six symbols identify each of the sports at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
Designed based on traditional Chinese seal engraving, each of the pictograms depicts its respective event with unique strokes – like those carved with a knife on Chinese seals dating back to the Qin and Han dynasties. The pictograms embody both the motion of winter sports and China’s rich culture in modern graphics.
The sharp contrast between the red background and white strokes highlights the grace and dynamism of winter sports, and adds a festive vibe to the Games, which will echo the Chinese Lunar New Year in 2022.
“The release of the sports pictograms marks the progress in our preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 over the past year in a visually strong fashion,” said Gao Tian, deputy director of the Culture and Ceremonies Department of Beijing 2022.
“It’s another example of presenting time-honored Chinese art in a modern way and integrating the quintessence of Chinese culture into sports presentation on the Olympic and Paralympic stage.”
As one of the main graphic elements of the Games, pictograms are widely used in areas such as event signposting, advertising, communications, TV broadcasting and souvenir design. In addition to their traditional context, the sports pictograms must primarily function flawlessly as a simple, internationally understandable representation of the respective sport.
The newly released pictograms were developed in line with the style of the Games’ emblems, with both graphic elements designed by the same group led by Lin Cunzhen, an associate professor at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts. Drawing on inspiration from the Beijing 2008 pictograms, the 2022 version also incorporates the art of calligraphy.
“We designed these pictograms based on two principles – to stay consistent with the Games’ entire visual appearance and to echo the design used at the 2008 Summer Games to highlight Beijing’s unique status as the world’s only city so far to host both Summer and Winter Games,” said Lin, who is also an art director of the Culture and Ceremonies Department of the Beijing 2022.
The craft of engraving is better suited to portray the power and speed of winter sports than the smooth style of calligraphy used in 2008. It took the design team half a year to handle the challenge of depicting every sport distinctively, with hundreds of sketches drawn and countless modifications made, according to Lin.
Brainstorming with sports managers and international consultants from Beijing 2022’s Sports Department also contributed to the design with invaluable insights.
For example, the visual angle of the logo for speed skating was adjusted from the conventional sideline to the head-on angle, as per suggestions from the sports department to differentiate it from short-track speed skating and better capture the movement of athletes, explained Lin.
The design of the sports pictograms has earned a resounding thumbs-up from all the relevant International Federations (IFs), said Tong Lixin, head of Beijing 2022’s Sports Department.
“We followed their suggestions to make some adjustments to certain details, which put the icing on the cake,” Tong said of the feedback from the IFs.
“Eventually, all IFs approved the design with high praise for its innovation and unique Chinese style.”
The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are scheduled to take place from Feb 4 to 20 in three venue zones – downtown Beijing, its northwest Yanqing district and Zhangjiakou, followed by the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games from March 4 to 13.
Paris 2024; Venue Masterplan (December 2020)
Maps
In Paris
Outside Paris
List of venues
Zone | Venue | Olympic Games | Paralympic Games |
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Grand Paris Zone | Stade de France | Closing Ceremony, Athletics, Rugby | Ceremonies, Para Athletics (Athletics, Marathon), Para Cycling (Road) |
Grand Paris Zone | Aquatics Centre | Aquatics (Artistic Swimming, Diving, Water Polo preliminaries) | - |
Grand Paris Zone | La Courneuve Shooting Range | Shooting | Shooting Para Sport |
Grand Paris Zone | Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue | Sport Climbing | - |
Grand Paris Zone | Olympic / Paralympic Village | - | - |
Grand Paris Zone | Media Village | - | - |
Grand Paris Zone | MPC / IBC | - | - |
Paris Centre Zone | Eiffel Tower Stadium | Beach Volleyball | Football 5-a-side |
Paris Centre Zone | Pont d'Iéna | Athletics (Race walk), Cycling (Road) | Para Triathlon |
Paris Centre Zone | Grand Palais | Fencing, Taekwondo | Wheelchair Fencing, Para Taekwondo |
Paris Centre Zone | La Concorde | Basketball (3x3), Breaking, Cycling (BMX Freestyle), Skateboarding (Park, Street) | - |
Paris Centre Zone | Esplanade des Invalides | Archery, Athletics (Marathon - Finish), Cycling (Road - Individual Time Trial - Start) | Para Archery |
Paris Centre Zone | Champ de Mars Arena | Judo, Wrestling | Para Judo, Wheelchair Rugby |
Paris Centre Zone | Roland-Garros Stadium | Tennis, Boxing | Wheelchair Tennis, Sitting Volleyball |
Paris Centre Zone | La Chapelle Arena | Badminton, Gymnastics (Rythmic) | Para Badminton, Para Powerlifting |
Paris Centre Zone | Bercy Arena | Basketball finals, Gymnastics (Artistic, Trampoline) | Wheelchair Basketball |
Paris Centre Zone | South Paris Arena 1 | Volleyball | Boccia |
Paris Centre Zone | South Paris Arena 4 | Table Tennis | Para Table Tennis |
Paris Centre Zone | South Paris Arena 6 | Basketball preliminaries, Weightlifting | Goalball |
Paris Centre Zone | Parc des Princes | Football | - |
Paris Centre Zone | Hôtel de Ville | Athletics (Marathon - Start) | - |
Paris Centre Zone | Pont Alexandre III | Aquatics (Marathon Swimming), Triathlon, Cycling (Road - Individual Time Trial - Finish) | - |
Paris Centre Zone | Seine | Opening Ceremony Olympic Games | - |
Paris Centre Zone | IOC Hotels | - | - |
Stand alone | La Défense Arena | Aquatics (Swimming, Water Polo finals) | Para Swimming |
Stand alone | Stade Yves-du-Manoir | Hockey | - |
Stand alone | Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium | Canoe (Slalom, Sprint), Rowing | Para Canoe (Sprint), Para Rowing |
Stand alone | Chateau de Versailles | Equestrian (Jumping, Dressage, Eventing), Modern Penthatlon | Para Equestrian (Dressage) |
Stand alone | Velodrome National and BMX Stadium | Cycling (track), Modern Penthatlon (fencing), Cycling (BMX Racing) | Para Cycling (Track) |
Stand alone | Elancourt Hill | Cycling (Mountain Bike) | - |
Stand alone | Golf National | Golf | - |
France | Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Lille) | Handball | - |
France | Marseille | Sailing, Football | - |
France | Bordeaux | Football | - |
France | Nantes | Football | - |
France | Lyon | Football | - |
France | Saint-Étienne | Football | - |
France | Nice | Football | - |
Overseas | Teahupo'o (Tahiti) | Surfing | - |
Tokyo 2020; Schedule Olympic en Paralympic Torch Relay (2021)
Olympic Games
Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020; Competition Schedule Paralympic Games (v5.00 – August 2020)
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