The donation will come from Worldwide OIympic Partner Visa after Leal of Brazil and Robinson of New Zealand were voted by fans for producing inspirational moments away from the field of play at this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Leal, the 13-year-old Brazilian skateboarder who claimed silver in the women's street competition in Tokyo, became the first Olympic athlete to be awarded the accolade following her display of sportsmanship towards her competitors in Tokyo.

"I was very surprised and very happy to win the Visa Award at Tokyo 2020," said Leal.

"That moment is part of the values of skateboarding.

"We are always like this, we are always happy, hoping for everyone to land their tricks, and when they do, we all celebrate.

"For me, skateboarding is a family.

"I am seeing a lot of girls starting in the sport, saying that they want to try to go to the Olympics like us.

"I’m super happy with that because skateboarding used to be marginalised.

"You didn’t use to see many girls in the sport. 

"We were able to change the way people looked at skateboarding.

Leal has decided to donate the prize money to Social Skate which was established in 2011 with the aim of making a positive contribution to the lives of socioeconomically vulnerable children and adolescents in Brazil.

The organisation operates in the Calmon Viana neighbourhood in the city of Poá in São Paulo, where activities related to sport, education, culture and leisure are offered in an interdisciplinary way.

Robinson, who took home gold in the women’s javelin F46 event, was recognised by fans for going out of her way to thank match officials and including them in her victory celebration.

Following her success, Visa will donate funds to New Zealand-based Ronald McDonald House South Island, which bids to create, find and support programmes that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families.

"I know many families personally who have benefitted from this charity, and I am very grateful that I am able to help them through this donation," said Robinson.

"Again, thank you so much to everybody who voted for me, it’s really special that I can get to help someone who helps so many."

The Visa Award is a new accolade that celebrates uplifting moments from the Olympic and Paralympic Games that transcend competition and display qualities of friendship, inclusion, acceptance and courage.

With 28 moments selected from across the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, the Visa Award gave fans the opportunity to vote for their favourite on the Tokyo 2020 FanZone platform.

"The Visa Award is a really inspiring initiative, which was even more important because unfortunately the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 had to take place without any spectators," said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

"The fans around the world were longing for such an engagement.

"They wanted to be part of the action and cheer for their athletes.

"That is why the Visa Award was absolutely a highlight in all these efforts, because it brought what could be the three most important elements together: first the athletes, second the fans around the world, and third the values.

"And because these memorable moments are about the values, about the messages conveyed by these Olympic Games and by the athletes.

"So, congratulations and thank you Visa for this really wonderful initiative."

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons added: "In Tokyo, Holly Robinson not only showed all those elements to secure her first Paralympic gold medal, but she also displayed something else we hold dear in the Paralympic Movement, and that is inclusion.

"The fact is that sport does not take place at all without referees and officials, and they were as central to our historic Games as anyone else, so it was fantastic to see Holly and her New Zealand teammates celebrate the role of the officials.

"And we must also thank Visa for developing the Visa Award that rewards the best of the values of sport, it is an excellent way to engage fans worldwide with the spirit of the Games."