The gold medalist in the Olympic competition is undoubtedly the focus of attention, and the silver and bronze medalists who also stand on the podium have also received a lot of attention, but according to the Olympic convention, in addition to awarding gold, silver and bronze medals to the top three athletes, the first eight athletes are awarded award certificates.
Yu Yamada, who represented the Japanese team to win the gold medal in the men's fencing team of the Tokyo Olympic Games, recently posted the Olympic award certificate on his personal Twitter account, which attracted a lot of netizens and media attention, and many people lamented what the Olympic award certificate looked like for the first time. The Tokyo Olympic Certificate is made of 1,300-year-old Mino washi paper with a thin but tough texture.
As can be seen from Yu Yamada's photo, the certificate bears the signatures of IOC President Bach and Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto. The upper left corner is decorated with the Olympic five-ring logo, and the lower right corner is the emblem of the Tokyo Olympic Games, with the names of the winning athletes written in large fonts in the middle.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China, as the host, also customized a certificate with a strong Chinese charm for the winners, using an ancient silk craftsmanship with a long history of more than 2,000 years, rice paper mounting and auspicious cloud patterns.
In accordance with the provisions of the Olympic Charter, the Olympic Organizing Committee shall produce a book of honour that bears the names of medalists and certificate recipients in each event. Even if they do not win gold, silver and bronze medals, they are also famous in history, and the excellent performance of these athletes is also worth remembering and worthy of being understood by the public. (Compiler/Lin Liu)
Japan's Yu Yamada displayed olympic certificates on social media. (Twitter screenshot)
Source: Reference News Network