Yuka Ando became the first Japanese winner in three years at the Nagoya Women&rsquo;s Marathon, taking the title in a PB of 2:21:19 at the&nbsp;World Athletics Platinum Label&nbsp;road race on Sunday (10).
Before today, Ando had completed 10 marathons in her career, and had reached the podium in Nagoya on three previous occasions. But today&rsquo;s performance marked the first marathon victory of her career.
After a chilly start with temperatures of about 5C, Ando and fellow Japanese duo Ayuko Suzuki and Rika Kaseda formed aleading pack alongside 2022 world champion Gotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia and Asian champion Eunice Chebichii Chumba of Bahrain.
The lead group reached the halfway point in 1:09:56, inside 2:20 pace, but the tempo dropped slightly in the second half. Chumba and Gebreslase opened up a bit of a gap on the leading Japanese contenders. Suzuki started to fall back as Ando and Kaseda ran side by side as they tried to chase the leaders.
Gebreslase dropped out at about 36km, leaving Chumba in front. Ando caught up with the leader at about 39km and they ran together for a couple of kilometres before Ando kicked ahead in the final 800 metres.
Ando went on to cross the line in 2:21:18, consolidating her position at eighth on the Japanese all-time list. Chumba finished second in 2:21:25, and Suzuki placed third in a PB of 2:21:33.
Ando, who would have had to have broken the Asian record of 2:18:59 to make it on to Japan&rsquo;s team for the Paris Olympics, was delighted with her run.
&ldquo;There are many people who have helped me to get this far, and I&rsquo;m filled with gratitude,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t go to Paris, but I&rsquo;m really happy that I won. It was really hard when I fell behind the lead pack, but I was able to catch up by running, only focusing on going forward.&rdquo;
<h3>Leading results</h3>
1 Yuka Ando (JPN) 2:21:18 2 Eunice Chumba (BRN) 2:21:25 3 Ayuko Suzuki (JPN) 2:21:33 4 Rika Kaseda (JPN) 2:22:11 5 Yuyu Xia (CHN) 2:25:45 6 Delvine Meringor (ROU) 2:26:09 7 Hikari Ohnishi (JPN) 2:26:12 8 Natsuki Oomori (JPN) 2:26:54 9 Camille French (NZL) 2:28:23 10 Giovanna Epis (ITA) 2:28:24

World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025

Yuka Ando became the first Japanese winner in three years at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon

Ando achieves first career marathon victory in Nagoya

The World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 will start on 13 September 2025, in exactly 555 days to go. The World Athletics Championships is the highest level of athletics competition and followed by more than a billion viewers on television, print and online media.
Around 2,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will take part in the nine-day competition, which will take place at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
The World Athletics Championships is held every two years, but due to a pandemic, the Championships was held in Oregon, USA, in 2022. Thus, after Oregon in 2022 and Budapest in 2023, Tokyo will take over the baton in 2025, bringing one of the world's most important sporting events to Japan.
Two world records were broken at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow last weekend.
History is also expected to be made at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
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World Athletics Tokyo 2025

The World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 will start in 555 days

The Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 (LOC) held the primary meeting of the logo design selection committee on 21 February 2024 as the first step in the selection of the logo design for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 (WVH Tokyo 25) to be held in September 2025.
The logo being the symbol of the Championships, the LOC was accepting public submissions for the logo design to encourage people to take part in WCH Tokyo 25.
During the application period from 30 November 2023 to 15 January 2024, 368 logo design entries were received. After excluding works that do not meet the requirements of the entry requirements, the designs were narrowed down to 16 logos in the preliminary selection process. The committee has been tasked with assessing and ranking the selected designs by vote at its meetings.
The logo design selection committee is comprised of seven members: professional designers chairperson Masahiko Kimura, Kaori Akiyama and Henry Ho; track and field athletes Shingo Suetsugu (Japanese record holder in men&rsquo;s 200 metres) and Chisato Fukushima (Japanese record holder in women&rsquo;s 100 metres and 200 metres); and selected members of the public Tadashi Suminaga and Miki Takai.
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Chairperson Kimura started the meeting by being the first to share an opening statement. &ldquo;The logo for the WCH Tokyo 25 is not just a mere graphic symbol, but it needs to be compelling enough to pierce the hearts&nbsp; of many people.&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Rather than being an exclusive group of professional designers, we are a team of individuals with different specialities and life experiences. This diversity will give us a tremendous advantage in choosing a design that will win the hearts of many. The athletes among us will look for designs that will provide encouragement to competing athletes, while the members of the public will consider which logo will resonate with spectators and drum up excitement. By consolidating our different perspectives, experiences and wisdom, we hope to deliver the most remarkable logo ever.&rdquo;
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Professional designer Kaori Akiyama then shared her insights, saying, &ldquo;Colour is my speciality. Logos provide spaces with colour. They are also used for athletic wear and goods. As we select the logo, I hope to discuss with all of you what kind of effects logo marks produce.&rdquo;
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Said Henry Ho, also a professional designer: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve engaged in design and branding around the world, so I hope to provide input based on my experience. The World Athletics Championships being a global event, I look forward to choosing an exciting logo that appeals to people all around the world, not only Japan.&rdquo;
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Shingo Suetsugu used his opening remarks to express his personal aspirations, saying, &ldquo;I hope to contribute to the team by sharing my sensibility as an athlete living in a world where 1/100th of a second makes a big difference. We athletes are often a source of inspiration for other people. I hope we choose a logo that will touch people&rsquo;s hearts.&rdquo;
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Chisato Fukushima said: &ldquo;Having participated in the World Athletic Championships myself several times as an athlete, I feel thrilled to be able to take part in the logo selection. This is a refreshing experience for me. I hope that the logo we choose will motivate the participating athletes and encourage upcoming sportspeople to dream of competing in this Championships someday.&rdquo;
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Tadashi Suminaga, who was selected from applicants from the general public, was a member of the track and field club at his high school. Having been a spectator and fan of track and field competitions for over 25 years, he smiled broadly as he made his statement. &ldquo;I am a very normal, ordinary person working as a&nbsp;corporate employee, so I feel honoured and grateful to have this opportunity,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;I hope we can select a design that will bring back memories of the event at a glance.&rdquo;
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Miki Takai, also a member of the public, was a spectator at the World Athletics Championships held in Osaka in 2007. She shared her hopes for the meeting, saying, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m excited to be able to once again experience the thrills and spills of the Championships, this time in Tokyo. I hope to choose a logo that will make both track and field fans and the general public look forward to the event.&rdquo;
Following the opening remarks, the committee members began screening the candidate logos and quickly became engrossed in the task.
The logo will be selected at the secondary selection meeting in March, authorised by World Athletics, confirmed at a board meeting of the local organising committee, and unveiled in May 2024.
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World Athletics Logo Design TOKYO 2025


Primary Logo design selection committee meeting held

The The Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 (LOC) is currently in the process of selecting a logo for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
In order to make a lot of people feel closer to the World Athletics Championships, the LOC holds a drawing project for children on its special website that involve them to freely draw inside the fan, which is the symbol of the World Athletics Champigonships. It is mainly aimed at children, but anyone can participate from a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Each person can post as many times as they want, so please feel free to join us!
<h3><a href="https://watokyo25logo.com/?utm_source=wa&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=01">Special Website</a>　</h3>
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【Project Summary】
■ Purpose
・In order to realize the goals of "being familiar with people and gaining a lot of participation" and "children who will lead the future can participate in the World Athletics Championships", children, mainly elementary school students, will be able to experience logo creation.
・This event is held to help parents and they feel closer to the WCH Tokyo 25 by participating in the project.
・We plan to use the submitted works to liven up the champigonships in the future.
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■ Implementation flow
( 1 ) Download the form from the special site on your computer, tablet, or smartphone
( 2 ) Design freely using drawing tools
( 3 ) Upload the data to the website
( 4 ) Published on the site at a later date (you can also apply under a pen name)
▼ Drawing tools
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* We will show you how to use the drawing tool and how to post data in the <a href="https://watokyo25logo.com/?utm_source=wa&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=01">video</a>.
■ Schedule
February 22, 2024 The site will be open to the public, and submissions will be accepted
From March to May 2024, the submissions will be posted sequentially in about three installments
From June 2024 to September 2025 Submit your work and use it on various occasions
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【Initiatives for the Children of the Future to Participate in the World Athletics Championships】
In November last year, we interviewed junior track and field athletes for the championships logo design. Here's what they had to say.
■ What to expect from the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships
・A WCH that can deliver the wonders of Japan and Tokyo to the world
・ A WCH in which as many countries as possible participate and can be watched by people from many countries
・Transcending borders and gender barriers, racially discriminatory and equal competitions for athletes
・ A WCH that shows the restart from the corona disaster, where various things were stopped
・ A WCH that can be watched by a wide range of spectaoers, including the elderly and small children, and everyone can cheer and be enthusiastic.
・ A WCH that gives people an opportunity to get in touch with athletics and to develop an interest in track and field
・Cooperation regardless of position, with a sense of unity
・A WCH that values sportsmanship and shines sweat and tears
■ Expectations for the logo
・ Logo that expresses Tokyo-ness and Japan-ness
・Logo that expresses the charm, culture, traditions, landscapes, climates, seasons of Tokyo and Japan
・ Logo that has a Japan character but is accepted by people all over the world
・ Logo that express the passion for athletics.
・Logo that expresses diversity
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World Athletics Logo Design

Let's all contribute illustrations for the World Athletics Logo Design!

On 24 January 2024, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe took time out of his busy schedule during his stay in Tokyo to visit the office of the Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 to offer words of encouragement to the committee staff, who are making dedicated efforts to prepare for the event. In addition, the office is located close to the Japan National Stadium, where heated battles of the Championships will take place.
President Coe delivered a message that was both powerful and inspirational. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m pleased to see you all today,&rdquo; he began, continuing: &ldquo;The World Athletics Championships is a tremendously challenging sporting event. Over the next 18 months or so, let us all show consideration and support towards our fellow team members and work to overcome the numerous and inevitable challenges we will face. You are making history now, and will make history again in 2025.<a>&nbsp;</a>So good luck and I have the one last request. Make sure next year's world championships is the best championships ever. Thank you.
CEO Jon Ridgeon and CCO Dalton Odendaal accompanied President Coe on his visit, adding their own cheerful words of support.
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Coe delivered a powerful and inspirational message for the Tokyo25 LOC staffs

The local organising committee was accepting public submissions for the logo design of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 to encourage people to take part in WCH Tokyo 25. We are pleased to announce that the selection committee members for the logo design have been decided. In addition, the selection committee will include members who had been selected from public applicants.
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<h3>【&nbsp;Logo Design Selection Committee Members 】</h3>
<h3>■&nbsp;Chairperson　</h3>
<h3>Masahiko KIMURA　</h3>
President, GK Graphics Incorporated; Executive Director, GK Design Group Inc.; graphic designer
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Provides services to major companies and local governments relating to brand communication, signage system design and product development while engaging in research and education as a typography specialist. Special Instructor, Department of Integrated Design, Tama Art University. Owner of the Recycling Meets Design Project, a social action to use design to address environmental challenges.
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<h3>■&nbsp;Members　</h3>
<h3>Kaori AKIYAMA</h3>
Representative Director, STUDIO BYCOLOR Inc.; designer
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Founder and president of STUDIO BYCOLOR, a design office committed to effective utilisation of colours and materials in pursuit of creativity. Received numerous awards from inside and outside of Japan, including the iF Design Gold Award (Germany), one of the world&rsquo;s most prestigious design prizes. Jury member of a number of design awards, including the GOOD DESIGN AWARD. Lecturer at Chiba University (Department of Design, Faculty of Engineering) and Hosei University (Department of Engineering and Design, Faculty of Engineering &amp; Design).
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<h3>Henry HO</h3>
President/Creative Director, GTDI Co., Ltd.; graphic designer
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Representative director of GTDI, an international design firm based in Tokyo. Specializing in branding and packaging design projects for &nbsp;world's leading companies across various industries, including food and beverage, cosmetics and hotels. Recipient of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD, Red Dot Award, and many other commendations. In 2016, established Topawards Asia, an invitation-only packaging design award, aiming to contribute to the development of creativity in this area.
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<h3>Shingo SUETSUGU</h3>
Professional sprinter; specially appointed associate professor at Seisa University
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Current Japanese record holder in the men&rsquo;s 200 meters. Silver medallist in the 4 x 100 meters relay at　Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and bronze medallist in the 200 meters at the 9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, making him the first Japanese sprinter to win medals in each of the world&rsquo;s premier events. He currently plays an active role in his own team, EAGLERUN as the oldest Japanese professional sprinter.
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<h3>Chisato FUKUSHIMA</h3>
Former sprinter; Specially appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University&nbsp;
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Current Japanese record holder in the women&rsquo;s 100 meters and 200 meters. Before retiring from professional athletics, she　represented Japan at three Olympic Games and four World Athletics Championships. Currently engages in various activities to contribute to the development of the sport of athletics, the field where she built her own competitive career, principally as a coach and advocate of the sport.
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<h3>【&nbsp;Schedule for logo selection 】</h3>
February-March 2024　Selected by the Selection Committee
April 2024　　　&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Approved by World Athletics , Decided by the board meeting of the local organising committee
May 2024　　&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;　&nbsp; &nbsp;Logo unveiled
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Determination of Logo design selection committee members

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 Logo Design Selection Committee Members Decided

With exactly 600 days to go until the World Athletics Championships Tokyo25, on 22 January 2024, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe met with the Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to express his renewed determination to make the championships a success, together with the President Mitsugi Ogata of the local organising committee (LOC) of the WCH Tokyo25.
Governor Koike, wearing a jacket in 'Edo purple', the official main colour of the WCH Tokyo25, gave a hearty welcome to Coe.
The occasion represented the first meeting between President Coe and the Governor Koike since August last year, when they got together at the WCH in Budapest.
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President Coe began by expressing his condolences to those affected by the earthquake on the Noto Peninsula on 1 January, saying, &ldquo;My heart goes out to the people of the region.&rdquo;
With 600 days to go until WCH Tokyo25, he went on to say, &ldquo;We are all looking forward to being here in Tokyo next year to celebrate world championships in a stadium &mdash; on this occasion &mdash; with the spectators.&rdquo; He also expressed his determination, saying, &ldquo;I will continue to treasure the legacy and shared values that have been fostered thus far and hope to be able to look back with satisfaction that a successful and sustainable event has been delivered.&rdquo;
President Coe also shared his aspirations, saying, &ldquo;My hope is to see the stadium bursting with excitement and cheering spectators. For this, I intend to mobilise and draw on the full suite of expertise and experience represented by my team over the coming 600 days,&rdquo; and added, &ldquo;The World Athletics Championships will not only deliver nine days of athletic performances but will also promote values that will endure beyond the event. I&rsquo;m committed to leaving a lasting legacy that will be passed on from generation to generation.&rdquo;
Tokyo Governor Koike said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to showcase and utilise new technologies while giving consideration to women and the environment with the aim of achieving an outstanding event,&rdquo; and shared her strong determination, saying, &ldquo;I definitely want to make WCH Tokyo25 a great success in coordination with the World Athletics and the national government.&rdquo;
President Ogata of the LOC stated, &ldquo;I hope that the unbounded power of track and field athletics will inspire people to dream and hope. I&rsquo;m planning to enable children to participate in the event, and to deliver a new style of the World Athletics Championships and Tokyo-ness.&rdquo;
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On the same day as the meeting, President Coe also visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.
Satoshi Udagawa, President of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, welcomed the President Coe, saying, &ldquo;I hope to enable as many spectators as possible to witness the top-level athletic performances with their own eyes and to provide children with opportunities to be inspired by the values of sports including courage.&rdquo; He also expressed his high expectations for the event, pledging the Assembly&rsquo;s cooperation.
Next, President Coe also met with the various factions of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and called for their cooperation in the WCH Tokyo25.
WCH Tokyo25 will be held from 13 to 21 September 2025.
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Coe tokyo25

600 days to go until WCH Tokyo 25, Coe visits Tokyo determined to succeed

The local organizing committee (LOC) of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 conducted the first site visit with the World Athletics in mid-November.
At a meeting preceding the visit, the LOC presented the vision and organisational structure for the WCH Tokyo 25, and shared the status of progress made so far.
&ldquo;Our journey started in Oregon with a successful bid, and the flag was handed over from Budapest to Tokyo. Together with the World Athletics, I am confident that we can deliver an exciting Championships in one of the most exciting cities in the world.&rdquo; said Mitsugi Ogata, President of the LOC.
The World Athletics delegates visited the Japan National Stadium, which will serve as the main arena for the event, as well as Tokyo Gymnasium and other venues to see the facilities required for event operations and their room layouts, along with the flow lines for athletes and spectators.
In addition, the delegation toured the proposed marathon and race walk courses, hotels, and other sites, and discussed with the LOC a variety of matters related to the timetable and competition.
&ldquo;We are now entirely focused on the next milestone in the history of World Athletics, which is Tokyo 25.&rdquo; said Marton Gyulai, Director of Competition and Events at World Athletics.&nbsp;
The WCH Tokyo 25 will be held from&nbsp;13-21 September 2025.
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The World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 conducted site visit

The World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo in 2025, which marks 34 years since it was last held in Tokyo in 1991.&nbsp;Japan will be the only country in history to hold the Championships three times after Tokyo in 1991 and Osaka in 2007.
The Local Organising Committee of World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 is pleased to announce that it is accepting public submissions for the logo design of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. In addition, the committee for choosing the Championships logo design will include members who will have been selected from public applicants.
We are looking forward to your engagement in WCH Tokyo 25 and receiving applications from many of you.
Let's make the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in exciting together!
<h1>Submission Website<a href="https://www.watokyo25logo.com/?utm_source=wa&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=01"><img src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/6566aec40710f10505118979.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="87" /></a></h1>
&nbsp; &nbsp; This website is available only in Japanese language
<h1>Application requirements</h1>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Japanese nationals
-&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign nationals residing in Japan (with a certificate of residence in Japan).
<h1>Submission Period</h1>
Logo Design　From Thursday, 30 November 2023 at 12:00 until Monday, 15 January 2024 &nbsp;&nbsp;at 23:59
Selection Commitee Members　From Thursday, 30 November 2023 at 12:00 until Monday, 25 December 2023 at 23:59
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Start of Public Submission for Logo Design

The Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 (LOC) has developed the Master Plan for the event, which was resolved at the board of directors&rsquo; meeting held in Tokyo on 21 November 2023. Based on the Master Plan, we will work with the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and other relevant parties to prepare for the delivery of the championships in 2025.
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&lt;Contents of the Master Plan&gt;
&bull; Chapter 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Outline of WCH Tokyo 25
&bull; Chapter 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Basic Policy
&bull; Chapter 3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Successful Delivery and Legacy for the Future
&bull; Chapter 4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Organisational and Operational Structure
&bull; Chapter 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Operation of WCH Tokyo 25
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For an overview and text of this plan, see below.
※available only in Japanese language
<a href="https://worldathletics.org/jp/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/about-us/basic-plan-for-tokyo-25">開催基本計画 | Tokyo 25 | World Athletics Championships</a>

Developing the Master Plan for the WCH TOKYO 25

On 25 October, the Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 held a board meeting in Tokyo and selected "Edo Purple" as the main colour to represent the WCH Tokyo 25.
"Edo Purple" was selected as a traditional colour that expresses "Tokyo-ness" and "elegance" and will be used in the decoration of the venues and on the website from now on.
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■ The idea behind selecting the main colour for the WCH Tokyo 25
The colour &rdquo;Purple" has long been associated with elegance, both nationally and globally. "Edo Purple"&nbsp;expresses an elegant image in harmony with the prestige of the World Athletics Championships.
The traditional colour "Edo Purple", which originates from Edo (the old name for Tokyo), symbolises "Tokyo-ness" and "Tokyo's unique championship", which distinguish the championships from others. 
"Purple" has also been used as a colour to symbolise diversity and inclusion, which is in line with the vision of the WCH Tokyo25.

edo purple Tokyo 25  江戸紫　世界陸上　東京

"Edo Purple" as the main colour of the WCH Tokyo 25!  

The former National Stadium was built as the main venue for the Third Asian Games in 1958 and the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964 on the site of the former Meiji Shrine Gaien Stadium. It was designed to evoke "strength", "simplicity" and "grace".The former National Stadium was rebuilt in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The New National Stadium (Japan National Stadium) was completed on 30 November 2019.
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Eaves with wood from every prefecture in Japan
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">WELCOME TO THE&nbsp; WORLD ATHLETICS</h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">CHAMPIONSHIPS TOKYO 25</h2>
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The World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo from 13-21 September 2025.
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More than 2000 athletes from some 200 countries will come to Tokyo to take part in one of the world's biggest sporting events.
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The first event was held in Helsinki, Finland.
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Tokyo will host the event for the second time and for the first time since 1991.&nbsp;
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600 days to go until the WCH Tokyo 25. Coe visits Tokyo, determined to succeed

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Two years from now, in 2025, the next heated battle will take place in Tokyo

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 LOC holds founding board meeting

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WCH Tokyo 25 Official Sponsorship Opportunity (2nd)

Tokyo Metro announced as WCH Tokyo 25 Principal Supporter

Global medallists on Japanese team for Antalya

Tokyo 25 LOC to become a public interest organisation

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