Sustainability
Reduce the footprint of official recognition
Add a digital awards layer that replaces part of the material, printing, and shipping burden around trophies, medals, diplomas, and certificates.
Featured by the IOC
Official digital trophies and certificates
Sustainability-led recognition for federations and major events, handled end to end by Legend.
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See what federations are awarding their athletes
Custom digital trophies, medals, and certificates — designed for each event, delivered to athletes instantly, and built to last beyond the ceremony.
Legend is a managed digital awards service for sports federations and major events. Legend designs official trophies, medals, diplomas, and certificates in digital format, prepares athlete data, issues awards to recipients, and maintains a public verification record. The WBSC case — reducing estimated award emissions from 4,000 t to 0.5 t CO₂e — was featured in the IOC IF Sustainability Case Study.
Why federations are changing recognition
Trophies still get made. But the cost of making them keeps growing.
Materials, shipping, printing, post-event coordination — federations carry more operational weight around awards than most people realize.
Operations
Simplify delivery around the event
Cut manual work around certificates, post-event follow-up, and fragmented delivery workflows that still depend on spreadsheets, PDFs, and printing.
Athlete value
A permanent official record for every athlete
Athletes keep an official digital record they can access, share, and verify — not a certificate that gets lost after the ceremony.
Institutional proof
Why federations trust it
Published by the IOC, delivered across continents
WBSC's shift to digital awards became part of the IOC IF Sustainability Case Study. Panam Sports and APC then carried the model through Santiago 2023 and Asuncion 2025.
99.99%
Lower award emissions than physical awards
4,000 t
Estimated award footprint before digital delivery
0.5 t
Estimated footprint after the WBSC shift
Continental proof
Panam / APC
Santiago 2023, accessible Para recognition with APC, and continued delivery through Asuncion 2025 — all inside one continental program.
Federation proof
WBSC since 2022
Running across multiple championship formats and award types since 2022 — not a pilot, a federation-wide program.
“Our digital project plays a crucial role in achieving this goal, bringing further innovation to our sport while also aligning our organisation with global sustainability efforts.”
What Legend delivers
From award design to athlete delivery — handled by Legend
Legend designs the awards, prepares the data, issues them to athletes, and keeps the public record. Not a tool you have to run — a service your team doesn't have to think about.
01. Design
Custom award design
Legend designs digital trophies, medals, diplomas, and certificates to match the event, the federation, and the ceremony context.
02. Data preparation
Messy inputs turned into delivery-ready records
Athlete lists, result exports, spreadsheets, and partial contact data are prepared for issuance instead of becoming extra work for the federation team.
03. Issuance
Official delivery to athletes
Awards are issued, recipients are notified, and access is handled through a managed workflow rather than ad hoc post-event coordination.
04. Record
Public record and verification
Each award can remain accessible through Museum and can be validated publicly through Verify when third parties need proof.
Case studies
Federations and events already using Legend
WBSC for the IOC-recognized sustainability case. Panam / APC for continental-scale delivery.
IOC/WBSC sustainability study
WBSC at a glance
WBSC adopted digital awards across multiple championships and cut estimated award emissions from 4,000 t to 0.5 t CO₂e.
Recognition
Featured in the IOC/WBSC study
A public sustainability reference point, not a generic testimonial.
Impact
4,000 t to 0.5 t CO₂e
A measurable shift away from physical awards and their logistics burden.
Scale
More than a one-off launch
Used across multiple championships, formats, and award types.
Panam Sports + APC
Panam Sports and APC
Panam / APC
Digital recognition at continental scale — from Santiago 2023 through Asuncion 2025, including accessible audio diplomas for Para athletes.
Key result
27,000+ medals and diplomas
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Planning your next competition or recognition program?
Whether you're exploring digital awards for the first time or ready to plan a program, we'll walk you through what it looks like for your federation.