gotosy Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games medals to include recycled metal The Brazilian Mint will produce the objects most desired by the world's top athletes in the next few years – the medals that will be awarded at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Having become an official supplier of Rio 2016, the company has committed to producing 4,924 award medals and 75,000 participation medals for the first edition of the Games to be staged in South America. “The medals are one of the most important symbols of the Games and we are very pleased that we can count on the Brazilian Mint as our partner in this unique moment in the history of the Brazilian sport,” said Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman. Made of gold, silver and bronze, the award medals will also include metal derived from recycled electronic equipment, illustrating Rio 2016’s commitment to sustainability. Conceived by the Rio 2016 design team, the medals will be developed by designers at the Brazilian Mint. “The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is a very special event and we could not stay out of it,” said Brazilian Mint President Francisco Franco. “We hope most of these medals will be won by Brazilian competitors.” The Brazilian Mint also produced the award medals for the 2011 Military World Games and 2007 Pan-American Games, which were both held in Rio de Janeiro. For Rio 2016, it will produce the medals, medal ribbons, award diplomas, certificates of authenticity, participation and commemorative certificates, as well as the commemorative medals, which are special collectors’ items. Rio 2016 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neneu10 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 And the medals will be revelad tomorrow 3PM in Brasilia time http://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2016/06/medalhas-do-rio-2016-serao-reveladas-na.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neneu10 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 In few moments https://twitter.com/Rio2016/status/742777484828135425 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brasilolimpico Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Very beautiful! Finally the organization of the games take a right decision. It was very beautiful, no doubt ! Better than London 2012 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ofan Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Podium looks great, medals look terrible though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gotosy Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Rio 2016 @Rio2016_en 2m2 minutes ago First look: Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Medals. #Rio2016Medals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brasilolimpico Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Amazing! They hit the podium and missed the medals ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brasilolimpico Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Rio 2016 @Rio2016_en 2m2 minutes ago First look: Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Medals. #Rio2016Medals The tapes of the medals are beautiful, but the medals are so very strange. I heard the official broadcast the Paralympic medals emit sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 What the hell have they done..the most beautiful city and country on earth and the medals look like that!!!!!!!!!!!!! The podium is not great either..definitely not Olympic standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cubebox Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Very simple but beautiful. Loving these medals. And the podium is just perfect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Boring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 The medals themselves are nice and clean after London's really very messy ones. And the ribbons are in the Games colours. I'd say they're a success. The podium looks really cheap, like somebody's stuck some fake grass to three cardboard boxes and coloured them in with crayons. Not liking it. Preferred London's more "victorious" design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubebox Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Men's clothes for the VC looks really nice. But the ladies, oh dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 I think the dots on the Paralympic medal looks like the Tokyo Paralympic logo! Oops. A bit Like the London medal which looked like Beijing bird nest stadium... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brasilolimpico Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Well, regardless of medals. The repercussion in the Brazilian media is low so far. Reflects the absence of the Olympic atmosphere in the country . The three largest news portals ( UOL , G1 and R7 ) do not put on the front page medals . TV stations should only show on the evening news . On the internet, out of Trending Topics on Twitter, which is dominated by Euro'16 (Iceland and Hungary) , dismissal of the coach of the Brazilian national football team, and the name of the congressman ' Tia Eron '. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Well, regardless of medals. The repercussion in the Brazilian media is low so far. Reflects the absence of the Olympic atmosphere in the country . There's something VERY big going on at the Chamber of Deputies at Brasilia this afternoon. Can't blame them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neneu10 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Well, regardless of medals. The repercussion in the Brazilian media is low so far. Reflects the absence of the Olympic atmosphere in the country . The three largest news portals ( UOL , G1 and R7 ) do not put on the front page medals . TV stations should only show on the evening news . On the internet, out of Trending Topics on Twitter, which is dominated by Euro'16 (Iceland and Hungary) , dismissal of the coach of the Brazilian national football team, and the name of the congressman ' Tia Eron '. obviously, it was only broadcasted on internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 immediately reminded of this: also what throws me off is that there is no bezel on the obverse... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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