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| New Tokyo Olympic stadium design chosen | New Tokyo Olympic stadium design chosen |
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| A new, more scaled-down, design has been chosen for the main stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. | A new, more scaled-down, design has been chosen for the main stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. |
| Spiralling costs had forced the scrapping of renowned architect Zaha Hadid's futuristic original design. | Spiralling costs had forced the scrapping of renowned architect Zaha Hadid's futuristic original design. |
| The new design, by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, will cost 149bn yen ($1.2bn; £825m). | |
| Ms Hadid's plan would have cost 252bn yen, making it the world's most expensive sports venue. | Ms Hadid's plan would have cost 252bn yen, making it the world's most expensive sports venue. |
| The scrapping of the design caused a row that eventually led to the resignation of Japan's Education and Sports Minister Hakubun Shimomura in October. | |
| Mr Kuma's design echoes Japanese temple styles, with a low-lying steel and wood structure, surrounded by trees. | Mr Kuma's design echoes Japanese temple styles, with a low-lying steel and wood structure, surrounded by trees. |
| "I think this is a wonderful plan that meets criteria such as basic principles, construction period and cost," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said when he announced the choice. | "I think this is a wonderful plan that meets criteria such as basic principles, construction period and cost," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said when he announced the choice. |
| Japan's Taisei Corp will lead construction of the new design. | Japan's Taisei Corp will lead construction of the new design. |
| It beat a rival proposal by architect Toyo Ito. That too was simpler than Ms Hadid's proposal, which was compared to a gigantic bicycle helmet or a spaceship, and would have taken up a much larger area. | It beat a rival proposal by architect Toyo Ito. That too was simpler than Ms Hadid's proposal, which was compared to a gigantic bicycle helmet or a spaceship, and would have taken up a much larger area. |
| The new winning design has also attracted colourful comparisons, with some saying it looks like a stack of pancakes. | The new winning design has also attracted colourful comparisons, with some saying it looks like a stack of pancakes. |
| Sixty-eight thousand spectators will pack the stadium, rising to 80,000 if it is ever used to host a football World Cup final. | Sixty-eight thousand spectators will pack the stadium, rising to 80,000 if it is ever used to host a football World Cup final. |