Olympic Sports

A recent controversy raised questions about the minimum age for Olympic athletes.

Olympic Games

At the Olympic Games, medals are awarded for first-place finishers in individual and team competitions. These awards are presented soon after the end of each event. The first three competitors in each event proceed to the rostrum where a member of the International Olympic Committee will hang their medals around their necks. The medals are also commemorative.

International

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not have a uniform minimum age, so age eligibility rules vary from sport to sport and discipline to discipline.

Medals

The medals for the winter Olympics are different from their summer counterparts. The winter games’ medals have different designs reflecting the culture of the host city.

Featured

In the past, medals have featured the Greek Parthenon and the Roman Colosseum. However, this trend came to an end after the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.

figure skating

In the case of figure skating, a proposal to raise the minimum age limit failed in June 2018, with Russians voting against it.

Host Country

The host country decided to make the medals more environmentally friendly and recycle more materials. In addition, the medals are more durable.

Method

The most common method involves comparing the gold medal total with the total number of silver and bronze medals won by a country.

organizing committee

The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee decided to use reclaimed materials to make the medals. They also held a design competition to select a new design that embodies the idea of daily victory. There are several methods used to determine who wins the most gold medals. Alternatively, some countries use a total medal ranking, which gives equal weight to gold, silver, and bronze medals. However, there are other models that assign different weights to the medals.

eight years

In the past eight years, Asian countries have been the winners of the most Olympic golds. Among these countries, China, Japan and South Korea have taken home the most. These three countries have combined to win almost half of the medals awarded at the Games. The rest of the Asian countries have won fewer medals than their neighbors. However, they all feature the five-ring symbol and the official logo and name. This makes them even more valuable souvenirs.

Asian Games

The Asian Games were held in China from November 2010 to November 2011. The Games were boycotted by ten socialist countries, but China was the sole exception. In total, China won 94 golds, 82 silvers, and 46 bronzes. In the equestrian competition, South Korean rider Kim Hyung-chil was killed when his horse fell during the cross-country stage. In addition, the Games also marked the beginning of colour television in the Asian region. South Korea had a delegation of 406 athletes at the Games.

Asian countries

Asian countries have also performed well in other games. For example, China won four golds in the basketball competition, while Taiwan and Hong Kong won six medals in various sports. These victories are encouraging signs that Asia is getting better at the Olympics.