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Tokyo 2020 Olympics committee scraps the Games logo after allegations that it was plagiarised The logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games has been scrapped after allegations that it was plagiarised.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The Games organising committee said there were too many doubts over the emblem for it to be used.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Logo designer Kenjiro Sano admitted copying online material when questioned by organisers, Japanese media reported. A Belgian graphic artist had complained that his design was stolen.
In July Japan scrapped a controversial design for the new Olympic stadium.
"We have reached a conclusion that it would be only appropriate for us to drop the logo and develop a new emblem," Toshio Muto, director general of the Tokyo organising committee, told a news conference.
"At this point, we have decided that the logo cannot gain public support."