What are all the events and sports at the Olympics? In total, gold medals are awarded to the winners of all the events at the Olympic Games. Today, Olympic gold medals are comprised of grams of silver and plated with around six grams of gold. The Olympic silver medals awarded for athletes who finished second in their given event are made of solid silver , without any plating. The Olympic bronze medal , given to those who come third, like the gold medal, is plated and is the cheapest of the three to produce.
All Olympic medals must be at least 3 mm thick and at least 60 mm in diameter. The OlympicTorchRelay continued today through the Miyagi prefecture. However, at the Tokyo Olympics , all of the medals produced for the summer Games and the Paralympic Games will cost less to produce because materials used to make them have been recycled through the Tokyo Medals Project. Japanese citizens from all parts of the country were asked to send in small , unused electronic devices such as old mobile phones , handheld games , or other electronic devices.
Those devices contain rare earth elements which can be retrieved and recycled. An iPhone contains around 0. At the games they also interacted with the other participants, finding a special connection, which made them very happy. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Financial Express is now on Telegram.
Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest Biz news and updates. India's special athletes gave an impressive performance and won 73 medals in the recently concluded Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Austria.
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