China News Service, Paris, February 8 (Reporter Li Yang) The Paris Olympic Organizing Committee officially announced the medals for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games on the 8th local time. The medal is inlaid with a piece of the original building material of the Eiffel Tower, which is "like a gem" and is considered to be the most important feature of the medal design.
On February 8, local time, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee officially announced the medals for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. The original building materials of the Eiffel Tower are in the center of the front of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals, in a hexagonal shape that is reminiscent of the topographic shape of mainland France. Pictured are the 2024 Paris Olympic medals. Photo provided by China News Service and provided by the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee
The central position on the front of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals is the original building material of the Eiffel Tower, with the emblem of the current Olympic and Paralympic Games engraved on it, in a hexagonal shape, reminiscent of the topographic shape of mainland France; hexagon The outside area radiates light like the rays of the sun. The main images on the back of the medal are the Statue of Victory and the Panathinaiko Stadium, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games.
On February 8, local time, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee officially announced the medals for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. The main images on the back of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic medals are the Statue of Victory and the Panathinaiko Stadium, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games. Pictured are the 2024 Paris Olympic medals. Photo provided by China News Service and provided by the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee
The Paris Olympic Organizing Committee hopes that this will allow athletes to "leave lasting memories of the Olympic Games, Paris and France." Estanguet, chairman of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee, said on the same day that the Olympic medals try to combine gold, silver and copper with the "jewel in the crown of France" - the metal raw materials of the Eiffel Tower. The raw materials come from metal objects dismantled or replaced during tower repairs and refurbishments. Estanguet also presented the medal at the Eiffel Tower earlier this month.
The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic medals are designed by the famous jeweler Chaumet, a subsidiary of French luxury goods giant LVMH. The medals are also on display at Shangmei. According to historical data, French historical figures such as Napoleon and Gustave Eiffel, the architect of the Eiffel Tower, were clients of Chaumet.
According to data from the International Olympic Committee, a total of 5,084 medals will be produced for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Each medal uses original construction materials from the Eiffel Tower that weigh approximately 18 grams. (over)