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Determination

One of the main qualities of successful athletes is their determination to achieve their goals. Only the best make it onto the podium, but all Olympians carry the values of Olympism with them. The medal podium that emerges from the ground in this painting is formed by the buildings and the lights shining through the windows. The scenery of Tokyo is shaped by the medal podium while respect, friendship and excellence take their medals. These are the Olympic values that all athletes embody as ambassadors and that make each Olympian a winner.

Slaven Dizdarević

New Sports

The Olympic Games in Tokyo will see the inclusion of five new sports on the programme. These are: baseball/softball, surfing, karate, skateboarding and sport climbing. Each sport carries one of the colours of the Olympic rings, which symbolically bring all the continents together.

Slaven Dizdarević

Protection

Sumo wrestling, the national sport of Japan, dates back to ancient times. Throwing salt in the air is a ritual that sumo wrestlers perform before each match. In this painting, the sumo wrestler gives the city of Tokyo and the Olympic Games magical protection and purifies the space, which is the main purpose of this ritual. The salt merges with the night sky, creating stars that provide light and give hope for the challenging times the world is facing today.

Slaven Dizdarević

The Olympic Values

This painting reflects the main values of the Olympic Movement. Rising above the city of Tokyo, respect, friendship, and excellence stand next to each other, while the sun, in the shape of the Japanese flag, covers the city’s buildings with its light, with Mount Fuji in the background.

Slaven Dizdarević

Celebrating the Games

All the continents come together in a festive celebration of the Olympic Games. The five Olympic rings represent the five continents. The sky above Tokyo is lit up in the colours of these rings and shines down on celebrating couples. Fifteen couples at the forefront of the painting create all possible combinations.

Slaven Dizdarević

All Together

Against the backdrop of Mount Fuji, the Skytree and the sun, in the colours of the Japanese flag, five hands connect to represent the Olympic rings. Each hand symbolises one of the five continents with one of the five colours in the background, while an open hand shows five fingers, which mean that we are all connected, we are all one and we have all the continents within us.

Slaven Dizdarević