The athletes are using a sweet gesture to make the medal ceremony even more meaningful.
This year, the official plan is"sort of DIY medal ceremony,"in July. The coveted gold, silver and bronze medals are brought to the Olympians on a tray, and the athletes are expected to pick up the medal themselves and place it around their own neck.
Archers Svetlana Gomboeva, Elena Osipova, and Ksenia Perova of Team ROC stand on the podium while they receive their silver medals for the Women's Team competition.That tradition, which began in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy, has become a staple of the Games. Gold medalists Qian Yang and Haoran Yang of Team China place their medals on each other following the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team finals.One long-lasting tradition that the pandemic hasn't yet changed? Athletes have still been photographedYamato Fujita gives Yukiko Ueno of Team Japan her gold medal after defeating Team United States 2-0 in the Softball Gold Medal Game.that the organization supported any rule that helped the Games run safely and smoothly.
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