The logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games has been scrapped after allegations that it was plagiarised.
The
Games organising committee said there were too many doubts over the
emblem for it to be used. A Belgian artist had complained that his
design was stolen. Logo designer Kenjiro Sano had admitted copying online material for a previous project, Japanese media reported.
In July, a new Olympic stadium design was scrapped amid a row over its cost.
The logo was unveiled only last month, based around the letter T and a red circle representing a beating heart - which critics said resembled the Japanese flag.
Its withdrawal is a highly unusual move.
Japan was seen as a safe pair of hands to host the Olympics, but Tuesday's developments cap an awkward month for the organisers.
The stadium delay means it will not be ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. A promise to keep most venues within eight kilometres (five miles) of the Olympic Village has also not been kept.
There may also be repercussions for lucrative sponsorship deals as Japan Airlines and other sponsors have already started using the logo.
Organisers say there will be another competition to decide a new logo "as soon as possible".
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