Viktor Axelsen At Paris 2024, he revalidated the Olympic gold he won three years ago in Tokyo. The Dane was crowned Olympic champion in the men’s individual badminton event by defeating the Thai in the final Kunlavut Vitidsarn in two comfortable sets. At the age of 30, Axelsen He wrote a new golden page in his fruitful career. After the celebrations and returning to his home country, the Dane uploaded a strange video on his social networks that got more than twenty million views.
In the video you can see the difference between the Olympic medals from Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. Axelsen He showed both sides of both medals without saying a word, so that everyone could draw their own conclusions. In the pictures the Tokyo gold medal looks more shiny. A metal made using recycled material from electronic devices from which gold, silver and bronze medals are obtained.
Although from the images it may seem that the composition of both is different, this is not the case. Since J1912 Olympic games Gold medals are not solid gold but are mainly made of silver and covered with gold plating of more than six grams. The other notable difference is on the back of the medal, which has a special detail of a small piece of the Eiffel Tower on this year’s medal. The video, which went viral within minutes, generated endless comments among users and followers of Axelsen.
Source: La Verdad
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