Tokyo 2020 medals that everyone wants to bite reuse discarded gadgets

　At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which has been a few days until the closing ceremony, we have awarded a lot of gold, silver, and copper medals to the TOP3 of the strongest athletes (still continuing).The Japanese athlete has also won many medals, and the number is currently 52 (gold: 24, silver, 12 pieces, copper: 16).It is.

　Before the main subject, let's answer one question.In this tournament, there may have been few opportunities to see it, but many medalists have done a gesture of "chewing medals" during photography.Recently, it became a hot topic because it was done by a non -athlete.

　On August 4, 2021 (Wednesday), a gold medal won the gold medal as the Japan Softball Japan National Team, and was also said to be the successor to the legend Yukiko Ueno, and a courtesy visit to the local Nagoya City Hall.It is time.As the mayor of Nagoya, Takashi Kawamura, gave a letter of appreciation, the performance was that Goto would make a gold medal on Kawamura's neck as a thank you.Then Mr. Kawamura would have been quite happy.Or maybe Goto's excitement for the Olympics was directly transmitted.Furthermore, there is a possibility that it is a camera service after having a meeting with Goto ...I removed the mask and performed a gold medal.Moreover, it is chewing realistically.

　This is an action to reflect on at this time when the expansion of the new colon virus infection is a major problem.But that feeling doesn't mean you don't know!?

　 Goto seems to be watching the smile, and Mr. Kawamura has been apologized afterwards, so I think he should be more of a problem.What I want to say here is, like Mr. Kawamura, "Why do you want to find out why the medal is imprinted in the medal?"

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　Many people have seen many "chewing" acts and have been concerned about why they pretend to chew the medal.

　Director David Waretinski, a director of the International Olympics History Society, pointed out that in the 2012 CNN interview, "probably to satisfy the media.""It has become an obsession with a photographer", "they are probably because they (the photographers) are" topic ", so this act is considered a specialty scene. Maybe the players are their own will.I don't think it's what I'm doing. "

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　There is also a theory that the "gesture to chew medals" is due to old customs.In the days when trading with gold coins, it was customary to chew with teeth to check if it was a real gold.It is the theory that it also symbolically expresses it with a gold medal.

　… But here's what the Japanese version of the Esquire thinks is that this is close to the comments of Director Waletine Ski.Below, it's a bit long, so you can ignore it (laughs).

"The top athletes who have seen medalists who chew medals with their longing eyes have been engraved in their minds, and some have decided that they will do it someday when they stand on the podium.There will be players. There is no such determination, and the sound of the photographer cutting the shutter on the podium is switched, and I think that the video of the athletes who decorated the podium of the past imprinted naturally came up.Then, there should be a player who says, "I was unknowingly imitated and chewed ...", so unlike the opinion of Director Waletine Ski, there are times when the players have been on their own.。

　But what I want to know here is, "Why did you come to see this behavior a lot in the first place?"I think.This is only at the level of imagination, but it may be all about "because it is a photographer's request."The mission of the photographer who was present was to decorate the top of the media the next day (now all day long), and want a topic (buzz -like) medalist.So, "I should be pushing my face as much as possible, and I have to take pictures including medals as much as possible.But).

　So, in order for the photographer to clear the task, "I'm sorry, please bring the medal as close as possible to your face!I am stepping on this action by continuing to make the request.At one point, the photographer who sought further changes said, "Let's chew!?"Since then, "It's nice!The press thinks that it has become a habit.Perhaps it may be an act that started from the player side."I was so happy that I chewed unintentionally!I think ...Nevertheless, now it is a habit that is no longer listed.Whether you learn or not learn it depends on the players. "

　… And the editorial department Ogawa is biting a selfish inference, but why not explore this as a tatakodai?

　Now, let's reconfirm the medals in Tokyo 2020.According to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, "all gold, silver and copper medals are made from recycled electronics products."。The details are introduced on this site on July 27, 2019 by Yuta Nishizono.

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　The time has become longer, so many of you may have forgotten it.The Organizing Committee states that the policy of the medal project is "decided to create a sustainable medal as an initiative to build an innovative future for everyone."

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　In addition, the Tokyo 2020 Medal Project page also says, "The aim of this initiative is to create immortal heritage by up -cycling (creative reuse) and contribute to an environmentally sustainable society."It is spelled.

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　The medal production process began in early 2017, and Japan announced that it would collect electronics products that were no longer used and reuse them to medals.Since then, the Organizing Committee has been recovered by local governments nationwide (small home appliances including mobile phones), in order to make the Olympics more sustainable, and collected by NTT DOCOMO (DOCOMO Shop Approximately DOTT DOCOMO (DOCOMO Shop Approximately).At 2300 stores, mobile phones are collected): Approximately 6.21 million units.

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　The Organizing Committee has finally secured about 32 kg of gold, about 3500 kg of silver and about 2200 kg of copper from various donated gadgets to create about 5,000 medals required for the Tokyo Olympics.The Japanese government also recycled various materials that were not used for medals.

　This project has been inspired by the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, which was reused for electronics products (TV, computer, keyboard, etc.) in the same way.At that time, Vancouver's metal company Tech Resorks had produced about 1,000 medals in cooperation with the Canadian Mint.

　The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which were climax every day, have only a few remaining.From Tuesday, August 24, 2021, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will begin.

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Source / Popular MechanicStranslation / Wataru Nakamura * This translation is an abstract translation.