The TOKYO 2016's new 'Musubi' logo now features the globally recognised Olympic rings, denoting the International Olympic Committee's selection of Tokyo as a 2016 'Candidate City'.
Musubi, a traditional Japanese knot which signifies unity, is symbolic of Tokyo's commitment to hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games that will unite Japan and the world, and herald the greatest metropolitan and environmental transformation in history, for the benefit of Japan and the Olympic Movement.
Key to the TOKYO 2016 Games plan will be the insight of the newly formed TOKYO 2016 Athletes' Commission, created to ensure the needs, comfort and performance of elite athletes are at the very core of its Games concept and Candidature File. The TOKYO 2016 Athletes’ Commission will draw upon the ideas and experience of nearly 20 Olympians and Paralympians, including 1976 volleyball Olympic gold medallist, Yuko Arakida and 1988 Olympic champion in swimming, Daichi Suzuki through to competitors at the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.
The Athletes' Commission is chaired by Ms Mikako Kotani, who won bronze in synchronised swimming at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and recently travelled to Athens for SportAccord as part of the TOKYO 2016 Bid Committee.
