Why Winning Olympic Gold Is Really Like Winning A Silver

Reuters, New York Post: Sports
Wed, 06/29/2016 - 12:51am

Ask athletes what goes into Olympic gold medals, and they will likely say sweat and years of training. For Brazil’s National Mint the answer is simpler: recycled silver. The 500-gram (17.6-ounce) Olympic gold medals that Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and other athletes will be competing for in Rio de Janeiro are nearly 99 percent silver....

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