15 thousand and 400 athletes and 20 thousand “Corona” examinations daily

Tokyo Olympics.. Recycled medals and exciting new games

Japan is putting the final touches on hosting the Tokyo Olympics.

AFP

The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tried to reduce the size of expenses after the historic postponement process, but the numbers circulating are still huge, and the following are the most prominent figures for this huge sporting event that opens next Friday:

15 thousand and 400 athletes

Athletes from 205 countries and regions will participate in the Tokyo Olympics, including more than 11,000 for the Games, and 4,000 for the Paralympic Games.

In addition to them are tens of thousands of coaches, technical staff, officials, IOC personnel, and representatives of the media and television broadcasters.

The age of the athletes competing for the medals ranged from 12 years old, such as the Syrian table tennis player Hend Zaza, to 66 years old, which is the case of Australian jockey Mary Hana, who is participating in the Games for the sixth time.

33 sports

Athletes will compete in 339 competitions across 33 sports, noting that four games will be approved for the first time: Karate, Skateboarding, Surfing and Climbing.

The popular Japanese men's baseball and women's softball will return to the Tokyo Games after an absence of 13 years, but as with Karate it will not continue at the Paris 2024 Games.

In a move to increase the fun and excitement, the organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee decided to introduce less traditional competitions such as tri-basketball (3-3) and freestyle BMX off-road bikes to basketball and bicycles.

In contrast, the Paralympic Games include 22 sports, including rowing, taekwondo and wheelchair fencing, where competitors compete in 539 competitions.

20 thousand examinations per day

Participating athletes will be tested for the Corona virus on a daily basis during the Games, as those with positive cases will be prohibited from participating in the competitions and will be quarantined in a hotel or hospital.

Twenty thousand examinations will be conducted daily, as announced by Tetsuya Miyamoto, director of medical services in Tokyo 2020, while accompanying a press delegation inside the Olympic Village.

6.21 million old phones

The 4,000 gold, silver and bronze medals at the Tokyo Games are made entirely of recycled metals mined from nearly 79,000 tons of used consumer electronics including laptops, game consoles and digital cameras.

As part of the project, 6.21 million old mobile phones were donated by Japanese electronics stores, schools and the general public who put their goods in yellow donation boxes at post offices and on street corners.

At Rio 2016, about a third of the silver and bronze medals were made from recycled materials.

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