LOGO
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!
Special Website
This website is available only in Japanese language
【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.
▼ Image posted on HP
■ 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
* We will show you how to use the drawing tool and how to post data in the video.
■ 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
【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
