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		</div><p>Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers have asked the people in Japan to donate unwanted electronic devices so the metal can be used to help make medals for the Games.</p>
<p>Some 5,000 medals will be needed for the Olympics and Paralympics in Japan and it is hoped eight tons of metal &#8211; including 40kg of gold, 4,920kg of silver and 2,944kg of bronze &#8211; can be gathered to help obtain the two tons needed after the production process is complete.</p>
<p>Collection boxes will be installed in more than 2,400 NTT DOCOMO stores from April this year as well as an &#8220;undecided number of public offices throughout the country&#8221; in an aim to meet the target.</p>
<p>Tokyo 2020 said the move was part of the &#8220;commitments to engage the whole Japanese nation and to offer to everyone the opportunity to play a role in the Games&#8217; preparations&#8221;, as well as meeting sustainability recommendations.</p>
<p>Commenting on the initiative, Japan&#8217;s gymnast Kohei Uchimura, who won team and all-round gold in Rio to add to his title at London 2012, said: &#8220;Computers and smart phones have become useful tools. However, I think it is wasteful to discard devices every time there is a technological advance and new models appear.</p>
<p>&#8220;In the field of sport, gymnastics techniques too have evolved as a result of the efforts made by athletes in the past.</p>
<p>&#8220;Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic medals will be made out of people&#8217;s thoughts and appreciation for avoiding waste.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think there is an important message in this for future generations.&#8221;</p>
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