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50 day countdown to the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games

June 4, 2021 13:23 | Source: People's Network
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People's Daily Online, Beijing, June 4 (Reporter Yang Lei) June 3, Beijing time, is the 50 day countdown to the Tokyo Olympic Games. On the same day, the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad released a series of items for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games award ceremony, including the award platform and costumes.

Tokyo Olympic Games award platform. Source: official website of Tokyo Olympic Games

According to the organizing committee, the podium of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games was designed by the logo designer of the Olympic Games, Ye Laochao Xiong. It combines the "city organizing pine grain" element of the logo of the Tokyo Olympic Games, reflecting the traditional Japanese design concept. At the same time, all the podiums are made of waste plastic collected, which is the first attempt to use recycled plastic to make podiums in the history of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, aiming to spread the concept of sustainable development of human society to the world.

Tokyo Paralympic Games award platform. Source: official website of Tokyo Olympic Games

The music of the award ceremony was composed by Naoki Sato, a famous Japanese composer. The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the Tokyo Mixed Choir performed live. Sato Naoki said that his top priority when composing music was the mood of athletes when they went to the podium.

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games award volunteer dress. Source: official website of Tokyo Olympic Games

The award volunteer dress is designed with the Japanese "new dress" suitable for modern festivals as the design concept, integrates traditional kimono technologies such as "knot" and "dye", is made of recycled fiber, and adds new technology to prevent high temperature, so as to cope with the high temperature in Tokyo in summer; The indigo medal tray is the darkest medal tray in the medal products, which is made of recycled metal.

Tokyo Olympic Games medal and award tray. Source: official website of Tokyo Olympic Games

At the launch ceremony, Tokio Hashimoto, chairman of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, said, "I believe that the award ceremony will make us realize the value of hosting the Olympic Games under this condition, whether for athletes standing on the podium or spectators watching the award ceremony."

(Editor in charge: Sun Hongli, Lv Qian)

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