Lojërat Olimpike 2024, ja sa kushtojnë në të vërtetë medaljet e fituara nga pjesëmarrësit dhe nga se janë të përbëra

2024-07-29 14:22:25 / TRENDING ALFA PRESS

Lojërat Olimpike 2024, ja sa kushtojnë në të

The Olympic Games are the pinnacle for any athlete, especially if the participation is valued with a gold medal.

However, beyond moral satisfaction and recognition, the value of the gold medal is also of great financial interest.

The gold medals won by the athletes of the Olympic Games are not actually pure gold, despite their color.

An Olympic gold medal is made of 92.2% silver. The gold it has is only 6 grams. Unlike silver and bronze, which are both completely composed of their respective metals.

But how much does the gold medal cost?

The cost of a gold medal at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 reached the value of about 640 euros. Silver had a price of around 350 euros, while bronze only 7 euros!

According to NBC Sports, there is variation in the price of the gold medal, as it can reach up to 775 euros.

The best sports medals are sometimes sold for incredible sums. In 2013, one of Jesse Owens' gold medals from the 1936 Berlin Olympics sold for €1.35 million.

2024 Olympic medals

The medals at this year's Paris Olympics are not only inspired by the Eiffel Tower, but each one features an authentic piece of the tower, one of the iconic landmarks of the 19th century.

Each Olympian will receive an authentic piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower placed at the heart of their medal.

Each of the 5,084 medals that will be awarded at the main world event bears an iron hexagon from the Eiffel Tower on the forehead, dominated by the "Paris 2024" logo.

The figures of Athena, the Goddess of Victory, the Panathenaic Stadium and the Acropolis are engraved on the right side, as required by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but "Paris 2024" received special permission to be reproduced on the medal and the Eiffel Tower.

At the same time, the discipline for which the medal is awarded is written in the large circle of the medal.