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Very clever - like the melange of the medal - the flame & The Marianne. Not keen in the font though! Still one the best logos in many a year!

not sure whether it is the logo or an element/elements of it? the main bit seems to represent the letter B?

and here:

some more examples of it in situhttps://twitter.com/BhamUpdates/status/1153225903977226240?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1153225903977226240&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyscrapercity.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D1954875%26page%3D134

they are launching the logo on the 27th (this Saturday) - they have changed the landing page of the website and looks "interestind"https://www.birmingham2022.com/

i really like it - stunning in fact! not keen on the rose gold as i think this makes it look a wee bit cheap!

really enjoyed the flash mob in victoria square - camera work and production was flawless - sham there were no blue skies - lol!

I liked the opening ceremony - closing was werid and I liked the live performance from Birmngham (thought the production and camera work were great). Birmingham will have an identity problem when compared to the Gold Coast - climate and scenary wise. The games certainly had an amazing back drop and that came across well on TV. The games were ok - they suffer for a UK audience from being on in the early hours and then when most people are at work. I think believ a lot of athletes outside of Australia weren't that bothered about participating as April is so early the Northern Hemisphere's sporting calendar. Enjoyable to watch when I had the time and energy to be bothered to!

The hosts did a grand job - well presented - good ceremonies and loved the "look of the Games". The venues were spectacular especially the sliding and ski jump venue - I just don't see how their legacy will pan out and it does all seem to be a huge waste of money in that direction. For me the games suffered from a lack of "atmosphere" on TV - low crowds and I wasn't really keen on the BBC coverage with the main team based in Media City Manchester. For me the games also suffered due to the time zone (all action taking place in the small hours and when I was at work) and in winter I just can't gather the energy together to stay up late in to the wee hours. The BBC coverage seemed to revolve around curling and was slightly nationalistic and bombastic - the hyping up of poor Ellise Christie being a good example. The next two games are all in the same time zone give or take an hour - so not desperately enthused about those either and I guess it is just one of those things. Well done Korea and roll on Tokyo!

Would love to see Toronto host and also Singapore. It would be great to see London host - if only so I could volunteer & post brexit and psot UK - I think I may need cheering up - lol!

Yikes - not keen at all! Each host city logo will feature a famous bridge from that city - hence Tower Bridge for London. The theme being building bridges etc ....

London was about 45 mins - more if you include the prologue

christ alive the placard bearers look like a prop for "it's a knock out" in the 1980's - awful!

Could it be part of the olympic rings sequence? as there is a ring in the centre of the awning thingy?

Have seen the preview - this is awesome! Great behind the scenes to see what it was like! Also post Brexit - a sore reminder of a once united country - oh to be able to go back 4 years and carry on! TUNE in! It's great!

This was my area in the Industrial Revolution sequence - down by the water wheel. The original idea was that during the Green and Pleasant Land sequence the water wheel would have much smaller and "cottage" like and then during the Industrial Revolution sequence it was to be replaced by the above "industrial" much bigger wheel. However due to the cut back in the time of the overall Industrial Revolution sequence they had to drop this change as there was no time/was too complicated. Also the river/creek was originally much bigger but again it had to be scaled back as rehearsals got under way (again I think this was a timing issue). The wheel was also supposed to be taken down completely at the end of the Industrial Revolution sequence and again I think timings got the better of them. Still the best moment of my life and will never forget it! So enjoy your moment in the sun Rio! Back to Rio - as the Baron is saying - I cannot see that there will be actual water - it will be projections a la Vancouver & Soch!?

the water will be a projection - they have not installed the mechanism to flood the stadium? also Panasonic are providing visual solution technology for the OC: http://shop.panasonic.com/about-us-latest-news-press-releases/ces2016-olympic-ceremony-partner.html so would imagine that they will be involved in the projections and other visual trickery?

Not sure if this has already been posted or this is the right to post. Anyways - the medal cases have been made in Portugal out of wood and are an irregular spherical shape rather like the pictogram logos - so guessing the medals themselves will be the same shape? http://www.tsf.pt/economia/interior/estojo-das-medalhas-olimpicas-do-rio-2016-e-feito-em-portugal-5199532.html Sorry link is in Potuguese

So in essence be bland - stereotypical & very vanilla! Lol! The Rio ceremonies should be about your country & not something made for worldwide tv! Don't give a sh@t about what's gone before & do this for Brazil - it's your party & enjoy it!

Great pics! The joy of the torch relay is really something else & one of my great memories of London 2012! Enjoy it Brazil!

Exactly #SAVETHESURPRISE worked really well considering the proliferation of social media. This shot of the Maracana - does it show the stadium being set up for a gig or the opening ceremony - I wonder?

I was wondering whether they would release any details on the ceremony. Four years ago yesterday I started my 1st rehearsal for the London 2012 ceremony - so am imagining that Rio will have started rehearsals by now? Also we moved into the stadium at the end of May - so am imagining that this will be the same for Rio - so they must have started preparations in the Maracana? Also I seem to remember that Danny Boyle released some images of what the staging would be like at this time. So perhaps Rio may start to release more details now?

wasn't sure at 1st but was the same with the kit in 2012. think they are actually quite cool now. here's a bit more form the bbc: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36152047

Isn't it just Rob! I can't believe it is four years ago - I hope the Brazilians enjoy the games and the relay as much as we did here in the UK. Special days ahead!

gosh - that really is dreadful!