An Olympic medal is awarded
to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games. There are three medals: gold,
silver and bronze. The winner is awarded the gold medal, the runner-up the
silver medal, and third place is awarded the bronze medal.
All the Olympic medals are officially locked up in the Tower Of London! They will remain there until they are
needed. Altogether, 4,700 medals have been produced and they are all locked up
in the vaults of the tower. The arrival of the medals was announced by a
fanfare of trumpeters of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood, the Tower’s
famous Yeoman Warders and 150 Get Set network school children from the London
Borough of Tower Hamlets.
If you have ever wondered why the
medals are circular, then listen to this. They are circular because they
represent the world. The front of the medal always shows the Greek goddess of
victory, stepping out of the Parthenon to arrive in the host city.
The very first medals will be awarded
at the Olympics, from the shooting event. We will all wait in hesitation to see
what happens. I’m sure the whole world can’t wait to see the opening ceremony!
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