The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has officially approved the logo andmascot for the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) to be held in the centralcity of Da Nang in 2016, announced the Vietnam Sports Administration onJuly 1.
The ABG5 logo is designed to represent waves and sandin the shape of young, healthy and dynamic athletes playing sports withthe OCA’s symbol inside.
All components of thelogo rise up to form a large shape of V standing for Vietnam, Victory,and the number 5 in Roman numerals, for the host country, highlightingthe competition spirit and the athletes’ high aspirations.
The combination of sea and sand reflects the strength and strong willof Vietnamese sports. It also carries the message of friendliness andwelcome, representing the solidarity and friendship of the Asiancommunity with the expectation of a successful event.
Meanwhile, the mascot features a salangane, a typical bird of the Vietnam’s southern central coast.
The mascot is a stylized boy with funny hair on top of the head and asmall V-shaped tail (a characteristic of a salangane) holding a lightedtorch representing solidarity, peace and vitality of mankind.
The colours used for the mascot are blue, red, black and yellow. Themascot with childish energy, innocent facial expression, simple shapeand various colours is expected to touch people hearts and easily toturn into a teddy bear or other souvenirs.
The logoand mascot were selected from a contest which began in 2014 and received198 entries from 62 creators, including 155 logo proposals and 43mascot designs.-VNA
The ABG5 logo is designed to represent waves and sandin the shape of young, healthy and dynamic athletes playing sports withthe OCA’s symbol inside.
All components of thelogo rise up to form a large shape of V standing for Vietnam, Victory,and the number 5 in Roman numerals, for the host country, highlightingthe competition spirit and the athletes’ high aspirations.
The combination of sea and sand reflects the strength and strong willof Vietnamese sports. It also carries the message of friendliness andwelcome, representing the solidarity and friendship of the Asiancommunity with the expectation of a successful event.
Meanwhile, the mascot features a salangane, a typical bird of the Vietnam’s southern central coast.
The mascot is a stylized boy with funny hair on top of the head and asmall V-shaped tail (a characteristic of a salangane) holding a lightedtorch representing solidarity, peace and vitality of mankind.
The colours used for the mascot are blue, red, black and yellow. Themascot with childish energy, innocent facial expression, simple shapeand various colours is expected to touch people hearts and easily toturn into a teddy bear or other souvenirs.
The logoand mascot were selected from a contest which began in 2014 and received198 entries from 62 creators, including 155 logo proposals and 43mascot designs.-VNA
