Sports medal emoji meaning

The sports medal emoji is an illustration of a medal, which is typically awarded to athletes or teams for their outstanding performance in a sports competition. These medals are usually awarded for first, second or third place in sports events and usually have the name of the sports event, or the name of the organization that issued the medals and the date of the event. The design could be a circle, star or rectangle shape, it could be made of metal, gold, silver or bronze, and could have different embellishments and inscriptions on it. It is typically used to represent victory, excellence, or achievement in a sports event or competition, it could also be used to indicate that someone has won a sports competition, accomplished a sports goal, or reached a sports milestone. It could also be used to express congratulations, or to convey a sense of competition, athleticism or sportsmanship. It could vary across different platforms, it could be shown in different shapes, colors, styles, and embellishments, but the main characteristic is that it's depict a medal-like object, typically with the name of the sports event, the organization or the date of the competition, and the position on the competition for which it was awarded, such as 1st place, 2nd place or 3rd place.

The sports medal emoji was approved in Unicode 7.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/11196