The Eiffel Tower sneaks into the medals of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The Organizing Committee of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games this coming summer presented its medals for both events this Thursday, with special prominence for the Eiffel Tower, one of the great icons of the French capital and which will adorn each medal with an original piece . of the construction. According to the organizers, their Athletes Commission, chaired by former biathlete Martin Fourcade, participated in the search for an idea that symbolized “the identity” of these Games and that it was “obvious to associate the iconic monument of France and Paris, the Eiffel Tower.” ». , with the most prestigious object of the Games, the medal. In this way, each Olympic and Paralympic medal is set with an original iron piece of the monument built between 1887 and 1889 by Gustave Eiffel, a process in which certain metal elements have been removed and permanently preserved. “For the Paris Games, the Eiffel Tower Operating Company allows these authentic pieces of Parisian and French history to find glory again,” celebrated the Organizing Committee. For all this design of its medals, Paris 2024 turned to the ‘LVMH Chaumet’ jewelry house, recognized worldwide for its craftsmanship and which has been based around three sources of inspiration such as the hexagon, the geometric shape of France and reminder . of the commitment of the entire nation to hold historic Olympic and Paralympic Games, the radiance, which embodies both the country’s radiance in the world and the brilliant performances of athletes at the events, and the setting of gems. Related News Standard sports No Paris 2024 puts new tickets on sale for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Azucena Pérez 45% will cost less than 100 euros and 95% will be for events in the French capital or surrounding areas Likewise, the Eiffel Tower has also inspired the unique design of the medal ribbons, which will be adorned with the framework of the construction and will be dark blue, intense red in the case of the Paralympic ones, and a mixture of the first two layers of paint used on the tower . . Athena, the stadium of 1896… and the tower As for the reverse, this maintains the tradition of telling the story of the revival of the Games in Greece with the figure of Athena Nike emerging from the stadium that witnessed the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, while the Eiffel Tower appears next to the Acropolis. For its part, the other side of the Paralympic medals is, according to the organizers, a pure reflection of Paris 2024 and Chaumet’s creative choices. A graphic representation of the Eiffel Tower from a higher perspective will give medalists the opportunity to discover it from a rarely seen angle, with the words ‘Paris’ and ‘2024’ surrounding their feet and written in universal Braille so that visually impaired athletes . You can feel the difference between the three metals.