{"id":485,"date":"2019-07-24T14:04:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T14:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/?p=485"},"modified":"2019-07-24T14:04:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T14:04:55","slug":"designs-of-tokyo-2020s-recycled-medals-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/?p=485","title":{"rendered":"Designs of Tokyo 2020\u2019s recycled medals unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-1-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-1-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-1-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With exactly one year to go before the start of the Olympic Games  Tokyo 2020, the Organising Committee (TOCOG) has at last unveiled the design of the medals that will be awarded at the Games next summer.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Medals\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJG6duYxpMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The winning designs were selected after a nationwide competition open\n to both professional designers and design students. A specially \nassigned selection panel had the difficult task of whittling down more \nthan 400 entries before settling on the ideas presented by Junichi \nKawanishi, Director of the Japan Sign Design Association and the Osaka \nDesign Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intricate designs, which will adorn all 5,000 medals, reflect \npatterns of light in order to symbolise the energy of the athletes and \nthose who support them. The designs also represent how athletes strive \nfor victory on a daily basis, as well as the Olympic themes of diversity\n and friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is a great honour that my design was selected for the Tokyo 2020  Olympic medal,\u201d Kawanishi said. \u201cI never dreamed that the design I  submitted only as a memorial to this lifetime event would actually be selected. With their shining rings, I hope the medals will be seen as  paying tribute to the athletes\u2019 efforts, reflecting their glory, and  symbolising friendship.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports fans across Japan have a particularly close connection to the \nmedals thanks to the Tokyo 2020 Medal Project, a landmark recycling \ninitiative which ensured that each one has been moulded entirely from \nmetal extracted from recycled consumer electronics over the past two \nyears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the theme \u201cBe better, together \u2013 for the planet and the \npeople\u201d, TOCOG intends to make these the most environmentally friendly \nand sustainable Games so far. The project attracted donations and \nsupport from 1,300 educational institutions and 2,100 electronics retail\n stores across Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signature yellow donation boxes were placed in post offices and on \nstreet corners all over the country, and a TOCOG partner company enabled\n the public to donate their used phones at 2,400 stores nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-2-1024x456.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-2-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-2-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-2-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-2.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With more than 90 per cent of Japan\u2019s local authorities \nparticipating, a total of 78,985 tons of discarded devices were \ncollected, a haul which included approximately 6.21 million used mobile \nphones, along with digital cameras, handheld games and laptops, all of \nwhich were then classified, dismantled and melted down by highly trained\n contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This meant that the final goals of 30.3kg of gold, 4,100kg of silver \nand 2,700kg of bronze were reached by the time the collection cycle \nclosed on 31 March 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept of making the medals from recycled metal is not <g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">entirely  unique<\/g> to Tokyo 2020. It has already been trialled at previous Games,  most recently at Rio 2016, where an estimated 30 per cent of the <g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">silver  and<\/g> bronze medals originated from recycled materials. But the Tokyo 2020  Medal Project has certainly been unique in its scale, marking the <g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">first  time<\/g> that a country\u2019s citizens have been proactively involved <g class=\"gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"9\" data-gr-id=\"9\">in  donating<\/g> the electronic devices used to make the medals, in line <g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\">with  the<\/g> Games\u2019 Nationwide Participation Programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-3-1024x456.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-3-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-3-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-3-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-3.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as the medals themselves, the medal cases and ribbons were \nalso unveiled on Wednesday, each paying tribute to the ancient \ntraditions of Japanese craftsmanship and the Olympic values. Each case \nis manufactured from Japanese ash dyed the same colour as the Olympic \nemblem and, remarkably, every single one will have its own wood fibre \npattern subtly infused into the design, representing each individual \nOlympian who steps onto the field of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ribbons combine the traditional Japanese design motifs of \nichimatsu moyo and kasane no irome in a modern presentation intended to \nreflect Japan itself, and its demonstration of unity in diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a beautiful balance between the design of the medals and their ribbons,\u201d Ryohei Miyata, Chair of the Tokyo 2020 medal design selection panel, said. \u201cIt makes me want to strive for a medal myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-4-1024x456.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-4-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-4-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-4-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-4.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sustainability initiative which has played such a big role in the\n creation of the medals is just one of many environmentally friendly \nprogrammes being implemented by the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. The\n uniforms for the upcoming Olympic Torch Relay will be produced in part \nusing recycled plastic bottles. Even the victory ceremony podiums next \nsummer will have been made from recycled household and marine plastic \nwaste, with the Japanese public contributing around 45 tons of household\n plastic in order to create the 100 podiums for the Games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Medal Project are hoping that this drive for a sustainable society will not end with the Olympic medals themselves. They are now calling on business owners, local authorities and the Japanese public to continue donating used household appliances,  to reuse the metal for community purposes, including the creation of medals for local sports events across Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympic.org\/news\/designs-of-tokyo-2020-s-recycled-medals-unveiled?fbclid=IwAR3uQT6PKS57Zzg3vRsLxubvvUsdv0UFxJVzagl0jfDFQlTxo4cSQbHZ-TY\">IOC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With exactly one year to go before the start of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_ppp_document_settings_meta":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-olympic-games","post_format-post-format-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/309195_bigpicture-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":490,"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}