This year's Olympic medal design takes its inspiration from the Korean alphabet, as well as from traditional clothing and architecture. What’s the most important part of the Olympics? Although the ...

ATLANTA — Some Olympic traditions never change, but the look of Olympic medals can be very different from one Olympic Games to the next. For decades, the design of the medals at the Summer Olympics ...

THE COUNTDOWN TO THE 129TH BOSTON MARATHON IS UNDERWAY. IT’S STEPS OFF ON APRIL 21ST RIGHT HERE ON WMUR, AND PARTICIPANTS WILL BE RECEIVING A NEW MEDAL THIS YEAR. YESTERDAY, MARATHON ORGANIZERS ...

The first modern Olympic medal was awarded in 1896, with designs varying from mundane to ostentatious. Since the beginning of the 2000s, we've seen more than a fair share of unique Olympic medal ...

CHENGDU, 20 June (BelTA - Xinhua) - The design of the medals for the 12th World Games, which will be held in Chengdu in August, was unveiled here on Thursday. The medal is named "Zhuguang," which ...

(NEXSTAR) – The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are upon us. Athletes from around the world are competing on the biggest stages in their sports, from snowboarding to ice skating to curling and everything ...

A metallurgist weighs in on possible reasons behind the bronze medal deterioration and what could be done to mitigate a similar problem at the 2024 Paralympic Games. The tradition of awarding highly ...

Olympic officials have already been busy handing out medals during the Paris Summer Games. The total number of medals – gold, silver and bronze – awarded was well into the low three figures as of ...

“The Roar of Youth” – a striking design by 26-year-old Spanish designer Pilar Barbadillo Vicario – has been selected for the obverse of the medals for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The ...