▁ful fil ment ▁of ▁the ▁athlet es ’ ▁quest . ▁Nag ano ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁– ▁The ▁logo ▁design ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Nag ano ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Sad ah iko ▁K oj ima ▁following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁competition . ▁It ▁represents ▁a ▁simplified ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁character ▁‘ n aga ’ ▁for ▁Nag ano . ▁It ▁also ▁symbol ises ▁a ▁rabb it ▁jump ing ▁and ▁playing ▁in ▁snow ▁or ▁on ▁ice ▁with ▁the ▁swift ▁movements ▁that ▁are ▁characteristic ▁of ▁rabb its . ▁This ▁figure ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁Games ▁details ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁IP C ▁logo ▁of ▁three ▁t ae - gu ▁Sydney ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁– ▁The ▁Sydney ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁logo ▁emb od ies ▁the ▁vital ity ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁and ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁ath lete . ▁The ▁logo ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁dynamic ▁human ▁form ▁— ▁represented ▁by ▁three ▁graph ic ▁shapes ▁— ▁le aping ▁triumph antly ▁forward ▁and ▁“ bre aking ▁through ” ▁towards ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁also ▁port ray s ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁tor ch ▁and ▁echo es ▁the ▁s ails ▁of ▁Sydney ' s ▁greatest ▁land mark , ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Opera ▁House . ▁The ▁logo ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁three ▁Par al ym pic ▁colors ▁represented ▁by