Tokyo Olympics 2020: You'll never believe what the medals will be made from

2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan is t just about games but also involves promoting mess sustainable development and climate change. medals for event were recently unveiled and it is revealed that medals will be me from recycled electronic waste, primarily old phones that Japanese people have disposed of.   

inspiration for using recycled phone parts stems from Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, where medals for competition were me from recycling unwanted computer parts.   

official Twitter handle of Toky 2020 Olympics shared a video of medals being me. Visuals show minute details of medal being me with a lot of patience and in a skillful manner. medal design is aimed to showcase me of light, brilliance, diversity, hard work, and friendship. In video, designer is seen creating design for medal, details of which are breathtaking. entire process beginning from designing of medal to final output is captured beautifully in video.  

See video below:  

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medals are designed by Japanese designer Junichi Kawanishi. y feature geometric drawings inspired by tritional Japanese art of 'Ichimatsu Moyo' meaning harmonized checkered patterns and 'Kasane irome' - tritional techniques of kimos. Each medal also comes with a case me from Japanese ash and hangs on a ribbon meant to recall designs of Japanese kimos. Thirty-two kilograms of gold, 3,500 kilograms of silver and 2,200 kilograms of copper and zinc for bronze medals were collected.   

“With ir shining rings, I hope medals will be seen as paying tribute to athletes' efforts, reflecting ir glory and symbolizing friendship,” Junichi Kawanishi said, according to media reports. 

medals bear a thick and textured look as opposed to flatter discs at recent Olympics. 

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