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.
Text from AP News story, AP PHOTOS: Tokyo taken over by omnipresent Olympic rings