The Hakone Ekiden is the world's biggest road race, 2 days of road relay action with Japan's 20 best university teams racing 10 half marathon-scale legs from central Tokyo to the mountains east of Mount Fuji and back. The level just keeps going higher and higher , hitting the point this year where there are teams with 10-runner averages of 13:33.10 for 5000 m, 27:55.98 for 10000 m, and 1:01:20 for the half marathon. It's never been better, and with great weather in the forecast it's safe to say this could be one of the best races in Hakone's 102-year history, especially on Day One. If you've seen it then you know NTV's live broadcast is the best sports broadcast in the world, with the pre-race show kicking off at 7:00 a.m. Japan time on the 2nd and 3rd and the race starting at 8:00 a.m. sharp. If you've got a VPN you should be able to watch it on TVer starting at 7:50 a.m. on the 2nd , and again at 7:50 a.m. on the 3rd . There's even a 2-hour high...
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You look at that and it does nothing for you at all.
The only recognizable thing is the tired cliche of the Japanese red sun from the flag. I suppose the powers that be told the designer that had to be in the design, but he should have refused.
If the mark on the top of the black bar makes it a "T", the mark on the bottom makes it an "L". Which means what?...
And the Paralympic one is even worse.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/28/iran-london-olympics-logo-zion