Organisers unveiled the new official logo of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday, opting for blue and white simplicity over more colourful designs. The winning design is entitled Harmonized Checkered Emblem. It features three varieties of indigo blue rectangular shapes to represent different countries, cultures and ways of thinking. The first proposed logo by Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano was scrapped last year over allegations of plagiarism due to its similarity to the logo of a theatre in Belgium. A special selection committee was then set up to choose the new logo. The committee selected the winning design from four finalists who were short listed from 14,599 entries submitted in a contest open to the public. The logo has a corresponding design for the Paralympic Games.