See why the Paris Olympics medals are so special 

Olympics : over Eiffel tower: no more

For those who don’t know the metal structure of The Eiffel Tower - it is closely examined by specialists and the eroded parts are replaced periodically. These pieces on the medals are most likely from the pieces that have been removed or replaced.

"During the 20th century, work was undertaken to modernise the elevators of the Eiffel Tower. As a result, sections of the tower were permanently removed from the Iron Lady and carefully preserved. For the upcoming Olympic Games, the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel has allowed these bonafide pieces of Parisian and French history to find a second home. Manufactured in the forges of the city of Pompey, Lorraine in the east of France, the cast iron produced by the reduction of iron ore is refined through a process called “puddling”. Once the excess carbon from the cast iron is removed, the iron that remains is almost pure and extremely robust."

They are made from 100% pigeon droppings

Mbappe ain't even playin in the olympics 😭

I think they look the coolest of all the Olympic medal designs

Eiffel tower making screeching sound later😂

Wow, that really is so special, thank you to the France committee who decided to share a literal piece of their country with everyone. That is so kind, and so special.

Thanks for explaining this, I couldn't understand the choice of black metal in the middle... now it's very special!!

Wow! That's actually way cooler than I expected!

That call Cost cutting statergy 😂 Gold ❎ Iron ☑️

Paris 2024 medals are not just rewards; they're a symbol of resilience and determination. They represent the triumph of athletes who never gave up on their dreams. 🏆💪

I think that’s so cool how they Intergrated the designs and everything how amazing do they look

They look awesome, really simple but dazzling

The best gift Paris Olympics could give the Athletics!

*Eiffel Tower collapses*

I heard in 2028 the medals will include a little piece of a Los Angeles homeless camp.

I’m thinking about how horrified the Parisians were when the Eiffel tower was put up in the first place.

With some thermal paste, it could also be a great CPU heatsink!

I must admit thw design of the medal is very cool.

For everything these athletes sacrifice, they should be REAL solid gold

Give em pure gold , they don't care about your metal

Soon we’ll have a nursery song that goes “Eiffel Tower’s falling down, my fair lady” 😂

Thank you for delivering such touching moments and games from Japan to France. Thank you Paris and France!

Amazing Paris, France 🇫🇷 💕 💙🤍❤️

I love how many athletes competing feel lucky to go home with one medal whether a gold, silver, bronze, and then there’s Simone biles who’s already got 3 gold medals in this olympics, with still 2 events to go, she is really an inspirationn ❤❤

All Olympic medals is special

That is so awesome! Makes the medals even more special! Well done FOOC

I wish they would've been this thoughtful for the facilities as well for all the players

That is so amazing. Talk about taking a piece of Paris with you. And an iconic one at that. Brilliant 😊🥰

How cool is that!?! Who thought of that? That is truly special. I cannot wait to watch

My favorite Olympic medala were those of the '92 Winter Olympics. They have Lalique crystal in the center.

Best looking medals yet

By far the coolest medals in the last 25 years ❤❤❤

That's beautiful

This guy is a mix between Steve Carrell and Ricky Gervais

Beautiful !

Taking home very little of Paris history

Amazing! Gridiron gear Olympic metals 🥈🥇🥉

These are by far the best medals ever made!

No structural engineers were hurt in the making of these metals.

those are especially beautiful ❤️

The No. Of times I watch this video it goes more and more Satisfying.🎉🙌

It's a beautiful medal. Love the idea of the Eiffel tower. I also loved Beijing's Jade medal, both these ideas strike at the heart of what each country is famous for. Fantastic.

...and Carlos Yulo of the Philippines will be taking a Gold Medal home!!! 🏆

Carlos Yulo Philippines 🇵🇭 proud to be Pinoy!!!

Now that's a cheeky way to promote your recycling program...

There goes the tour structural integrity

COMPLETELY obsessed with the back of the medal design! I love how the Eiffle Tower was incorporated into the design in a unique way!!!

All medals are perfect, not only 2024 in Paris

These and the Beijing 2008 medals are probably my fav Olympic medals I’ve seen. They both have an element to them that makes them really unique and reflective of where they came from

Rewarded with a piece of history, as these athletes are creating it themselves. What an absolutely thoughtful design and purposeful re-use of their material

These are the best looking medals tbh.

2028 LA gold medal: This medal has a center piece from Skidrow street.

Que boneta medalla

Son: Mom, I won a gold medal Mom: Nah, is an iron medal

The medal is beautiful

1. That's so freakin cool 2. That paralympics one is so trippy. I love it.

Eiffel tower all of a sudden collapse in a couple years 😂

The magic of Olympics 🥹

Yet it only contains 1% of Gold, Silver, Bronze.

Tokyo Olympics Medal has the best design for me.

Eiffel tower after the olympics: ". "

Great touch on the medals Paris! Love from Athens!

The design is awesome!!

That's very cool

Instead of doing this they should have focused on the food & ventilation where the participants are there, then the players wouldn't have complaint about it 😅

They're very nice. One of the few things they got right.

That’s so cool. Taking a piece of Paris, the Eiffel tower with them in the medals 🥇😎

Beautiful design. Very cool.

Paris did such a Beautiful, Elegant, Historic Olympic Host! Thank you Paris ❤

Metal is metal

Jai Shree Mahakal Ji,Om Namah Shivaya,Har Har Mahadev🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇😇😇❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥

So cool!

Is very unlikely Kilian Mbape is gonna win a medal, since he is not playing in the Olympics. Out of the 10,500 athletes you could name, you managed to get it wrong.

This is simply amazing..a piece of actual history❤❤❤❤

Who gave the guy helium 😂

The only thing that I liked about Paris Olympics 2024 ✨✨

Glad to see the tower still standing, thousands of gold medals made but we can’t still feed the whole world. Life

Perfect way to unite all elements. Like putting a jersey on a basketball card. 😊

How beautiful the olympic medals are!!😮😮

Such a meaningful medal! And one of the most beautiful, indeed.

I can see the headlines now..."Eiffel tower collapses due to Iranian plot to convince 2024 Olympics to take vital pieces."

When melted metal is metal

They’re beautiful!🤩

Spectacular 🎉

The swimming medals have a little piece of E. coli on it. 😂

People having dinner on the Effiel tower: Abit shakey today aint it ?

Every medal is special

Not gold now just plate

I recalled reading the 🥇 are design by one of the famous fashion house.

How did they get the Eiffel Tower parts?

Opening Ceremony was sickening

Also the hexagon is a metaphor for France as a whole.

What a great idea 🎉

A little piece of algerian steel

For all four years of hardship gold medals should be 24k.

So incredible. Finally summer Olympics medals got more elaborate and fancier. Just like their winter counterparts.

Really nice touch

the rotten locker inside effiel tower?