Sustainable Operations and Legacy

　　The expansion of the programme also included an increase in gender-equal competition opportunities. The Tokyo 2020 Games were the most gender-balanced in history, with a nearly 50/50 ratio of male and female athletes.

　　Sustainable Operations and Legacy

　　Almost 60% of Tokyo 2020 venues utilised existing facilities—including six legacy venues from the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964. Tokyo 2020's Toward Zero Carbon push resulted not only in reduced emissions but also in offsets that more than equaled the emissions produced, driving the Games beyond carbon neutrality.

　　Tokyo 2020 also pioneered innovative projects to include the Japanese public in concrete sustainability actions. The approximately 5,000 medals cast for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were created from 100% recycled metals sourced from small electronic devices donated by the Japanese public. Meanwhile, the Victory Ceremony podiums were created from post-consumer plastic—once again donated by the Japanese public—and recycled marine plastic waste.