Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games 2016 News

[titicow 39]

Weight = 500g

Diameter = 8,5cm

[vinipereira 3,469]

Rio 2016 reveals Olympic medals, celebrating nature and sustainability

 

With 52 days until the world’s best athletes go into battle for them, Rio 2016 and the Brazilian Mint have unveiled the medals for the Olympic Games. Bearing a design that celebrates the relationship between the strengths of Olympic heroes and the forces of nature, the 500g gold, silver and bronze medals have been made with sustainability at their heart.

 

The athletes who top the podium in Rio will receive medals made from gold that is completely free of mercury and was produced according to strict sustainability criteria, from mining to the end product.

 

 

The silver and bronze medals have been produced using 30 per cent recycled materials and the ribbons which will be used to hang the medals around athletes’ necks are made from 50 per cent recycled plastic bottles. The rounded cases that hold the medals were made from freijó wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

 

A total of 2,488 medals have been produced: 812 gold, 812 silver and 864 bronze.

 

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 feature an image of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory with the Panathinaiko Stadium and the Acropolis in the background.

 

 

The Paralympic Games medals, which feature a special innovation, have also been revealed. They have a tiny device inside which make a noise when the medal is shaken, allowing visually impaired athletes to know if they are gold, silver or bronze (gold has the loudest noise, bronze the lowest).

 

Also revealed at the event on Tuesday (14 June) at the Future Arena in Barra Olympic Park, were the podiums, which are made from organic materials and celebrate the tropical nature of Brazil. The podiums were designed to be reused as furniture after the Games.

 

[bestmen 2,913]

the podium 2nd and 3rd are in the same height

 

so who won the silver and who wonthe bronze

[LDOG 2,472]

When will medal ceremony music be announced?

[vinipereira 3,469]

 

[vinipereira 3,469]

2 horas atrás, titicow disse:

Weight = 500g

Diameter = 8,5cm

 

It seems that is the heaviest medal in the history of Summer Games.

[vinipereira 3,469]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gianlu33 5,547]

Amazing medals 

[vinipereira 3,469]

 

 

 

[dcro 10,210]

51 days to go. Perhaps we can open some countdown thread? Don't know if @OlympicIRL is planning that.