The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will introduce a groundbreaking concept as all the coveted gold, silver and bronze medals will all incorporate a fragment of scrap iron from the Eiffel Tower.

According to Thierry Reboul, the creative director of the 2024 Paris Olympics, this idea will be an “opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,”. The same idea will also feature for the 2024 Paris Paralympic games which will be held approximately a month after the Olympic games.

Every medal which will be hung around the athlete’s necks in the summer will feature a hexagonal polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark embedded in it. The pieces’ hexagonal form represents the geographical structure of France with many referring to the country as “L’Hexagone”.

Embedded within these medals are the iconic Olympic rings and the games’ logo, which bears a resemblance to both a flame and, as described by some, the visage of a woman with a stylish bob haircut.

Around the hexagonal iron pieces will be gold, silver or bronze rings whilst the reverse side of the medal will feature an image of Nike, the Greek Goddess of Victory, maintaining a tradition since the 2004 Athens Olympics. This innovative approach merges tradition with contemporary design, offering athletes a tangible connection to the historic city hosting the Games.

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