{"id":3407,"date":"2020-02-11T07:29:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T07:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=3407"},"modified":"2021-04-13T07:37:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T07:37:02","slug":"sustainability-is-the-real-champion-on-the-tokyo-2020-olympics","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/sustainability-is-the-real-champion-on-the-tokyo-2020-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Is The Real Champion On The Tokyo 2020 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-3408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/Nike-2020-Forum-Hero-1_original-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are getting closer and the athletes are limbering up \u2013 in their innovative new Nike gear. Nike has created an environmentally conscious, performance-boosting sportswear collection to ensure their athletes crush the competition, and even designed a range for Team USA to wear when collecting their medals (someone\u2019s confident).<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for what is said to be the hottest Olympics on record, the climate crisis is dominating the conversation at this year\u2019s games, and Nike is showing its commitment to a zero-carbon future by designing uniforms out of 100 per cent recycled polyester. All of the outerwear is expertly designed for minimal waste and took inspiration from this year\u2019s medals, which are also made from recycled materials \u2013 even Nike\u2019s signature swoosh is made from recycled rubber.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-3410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/S08_SP20_OLY_FEDERATION_KITS_MEDALSTAND_USA_1400_V4_original.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"740\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re not an Olympic athlete, you can still get in on the eco-friendly action (phew!). Nike\u2019s Space Hippie footwear collection is constructed with the scrap material from factory floors \u2013 lovingly named \u2018space junk\u2019 by Nike staff \u2013 and was designed with the intention of lessening their environmental impact from idea to production and every step in between.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-3411 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/NIKE-SPACE-HIPPIE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"740\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: Supplied<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28925,"featured_media":3408,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sustainability Is The Real Champion On The Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Grazia Middle East<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/sustainability-is-the-real-champion-on-the-tokyo-2020-olympics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sustainability Is The Real Champion On The Tokyo 2020 Olympics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are getting closer and the athletes are limbering up \u2013 in their innovative new Nike gear. 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