#Tokyo Olympics Medal Recycled

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. A huge aspect that might not be noticeable at first glance; Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals were actually made out of upcycled electronic devices. 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. With the Olympics already kicking in, most of you are surely glued up to your TV all day or monitoring the results on social media just in case your home country gets to win a gold medal this year. Read more in our articles including "How Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals were made" and "WATCH: Alibaba Cloud PIN for 2020 Tokyo Olympics".