#Tokyo Olympic Medal Design

With Hidilyn Diaz taking home Gold in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 for women's weightlifting (55kg), the Philippines has seen its first taste of Gold since its participation in the Olympics. Although, you might also spot something a little different in this year’s Olympic medal. A huge aspect that might not be noticeable at first glance; Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals were actually made out of upcycled electronic devices. Spanning over a two-year period, the campaign collected over 80 tons of devices from various municipalities and regions to gather enough gold, silver, and bronze slivers to create over 5,000 Olympic medals. It saw the potential that these wasted devices held and ensured a way they could be collected, recycled, and eventually make their way to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. But, they weren’t the first...or the last The concept of creating Olympic medals from recycled materials first originated in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. So, the hopes of the Tokyo 2020 Medal Project possibly transmuting the standard of the Olympic medals are pretty high. Read more in our articles including "How Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals were made" and "Bandai Namco announces Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist".