Tokyo taken over by omnipresent Olympic rings

In case any golfers at Kasumigaseki Country Club forgot this men's tournament differed from a normal PGA Tour stop, 18 sets of reminders awaited them — a pair at the start of each hole.

Five interlocking circles — representing the five continents with Olympic competitors — multicolored and ubiquitous at the Games. 

As recognizable a logo as any.

A riders rounds the track past Olympic Rings during a training session inside the Izu velodrome at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

It's used as a tee box marker for the men's and women's golf tournament. On the plastic casing supporting the net at volleyball. As a backdrop for Aussie BMX freestylist Logan Martin's backflips. 

And of course, on the gold medal won by American gymnast Sunisa Lee in the women's all-around.

They aren't just a photo op for The Associated Press, either. Athletes have stopped for posed shots in front of rings in the Olympic Village and at venues. Germany's Hannah Kuechler was spotted in a pink swimsuit standing in front of rings at Tokyo Aquatics Center while another swimmer captured the moment.

Logan Martin of Australia competes in the men's BMX freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Olympic rings are reflected on Sabre weapon of Olfa Hezami of Tunisia as competes with Norika Tamura of Japan in the women's Sabre team round of 16 competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, of Jamaica, wins her heat during the semifinals in the women's 200-meter at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

South Korea's Hyunsoo Kim looks catch a fly out hit by Dominican Republic's Melky Cabrera a baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Jennifer Abel of Canada competes in women's diving 3-meter springboard final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, during the bronze medal match of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Liliia Akhaimova, of Russian Olympic Committee, performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

The Olympic rings are seen reflected in water at the BMX Freestyle course after a training session was cancelled due to rain, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Sunisa Lee, of United States, poses for a picture after winning the gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Olympic rings painted on the field are seen through a net as U.S. softball players take batting practice at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tokyo Olympics Rings Photo Gallery

Elke Vanhoof of Belgium takes part in a BMX Racing training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Olympic rings are reflected in a puddle on the women's rugby sevens pitch at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Hannah Kuechler of Germany poses for photos at the Olympic rings prior to a swimming practice session at the Tokyo Aquatics Center at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

A steward uses a plastic glove and a cloth to disinfect the volleyball net during a rehearsal before the start of the volleyball preliminaries at Ariake Arena at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Ireland midfield Lizzy Holden (14) wears a necklace with the Olympic Rings during a women's field hockey match against India at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Xander Schauffele, of the United States hits a tee shot on the 14th hole during the final round of the men's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

The hands of Kenya's Sharon Chepchumba Kiprono block the ball during the women's volleyball preliminary round pool A match between Dominican Republic and Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

A worker paints Olympic rings at the finish line of the BMX racing track as preparations continue for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Chinese national flag and the Olympic rings are seen on the mask of a member of Chinese rowing team during a rowing training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Olympic rings are printed on the uniform of an Italian softball player during a training session at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Gianmarco Tamberi, of Italy, competes during the finals of the men's high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Workers place the Olympic Rings on the pitching mound ahead of a baseball game between The Dominican Republic and South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Fireworks explode from the roof of the stadium as the Olympic rings are assembled during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

A woman takes pictures of the Olympic rings mounted on a barge floating in the water near a replica of the Statue of Liberty during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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