A logo created by Nguyen Phuoc Duc from Ho Chi Minh City has won a
contest designing logo and mascot for the 5th Asian Beach Games that
Vietnam will host in 2016.
Duc’s design
persuaded the jury with letter V stylised sea waves and a red sun
running above the words “5th Asian Beach Games, Khanh Hoa, Viet Nam
2016”.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Can Truong from Hanoi
was prized for his mascot design featuring swallow – the bird typical
for Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, where all competitions of the Games will take
place.
Launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports
and Tourism’s Sport Administration in April 2012, the contest received
198 works across the nation, including 155 logo and 43 mascot designs.
According to Deputy Minister Le Khanh Hai, the
contest organising board will send the results to the Asian Olympic
Council to decide.
After officially chosen, the logo and mascot will be made public and used throughout the event.
Held for the first time in Vietnam, the 5th ABG will see the
participation of athletes from 45 countries and territories.-VNA