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Olympic gold medals not made of gold
Gold medals are the ultimate prize in any Olympic sport.
However, at the Rio Olympics there is no such thing. Both the first and the second place athletes get silver medals with the only difference being that those that finish first get theirs plated in a tiny amount of gold.
The medals given to champions at these Olympics will weigh around 500g, so to make them entirely from gold would have cost about $23,500 in material, each.
By taking the silver medals and then plating them in a tiny amount of Brazilian gold, the actual value of the metal inside those medals is about $600.
The gold cover is certified to have a certain amount of purity and is considered very high quality.
A total of 2,488 medals have been produced: 812 gold, 812 silver and 864 bronze.
WHAT IS THE DESIGN LIKE?
For the first time, the medals are slightly thicker at their central point compared with their edges. The name of the event for which the medal was won is engraved by laser along the outside edge.
For the first time, the medals are slightly thicker at their central point compared with their edges. The name of the event for which the medal was won is engraved by laser along the outside edge.
The designs feature laurel leaves – a symbol of victory in ancient Greece, in the form of the wreaths awarded to competition winners – surrounding the Rio 2016 Olympic logo.
The laurel leaves represent the link between the force of nature and Olympians. According to Olympic Games tradition, the other side of the medals features an image of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory with the Panathinaiko Stadium and the Acropolis in the background.
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Read this inspirational story about Waimea Intermediate Old Boy - George Bennett.
The BBC have done it again and brought out a brilliant trailer for their sports coverage.
Never gonna break me shows animals in the rain forest in training to become athletes, which they turn into at the end.
Never gonna break me shows animals in the rain forest in training to become athletes, which they turn into at the end.
NBC announced Katy Perry’s track will be the official song of the 2016 Rio Olympics for the United States. A good Olympic anthem needs to do one major thing: inspire. It needs to inspire athletes to win. It also needs to inspire viewers to shed a few tears of joy and pride for their country. It’s a lot of things for one song to do, but Katy Perry’s new single “Rise” will try and do just that this year ….. so get ready to hear this song over and over for 16 days straight.
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