The picture taken on March 24 shows reverse sides of victory medals of gold (C), silver (L) and bronze (R) for Beijing Olympic Games. BOCOG (Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad) unveiled the Games' victory medals on the 500-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Capital Museum in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2007. (BOCOG Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

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Medal design unveiled to mark 500-day countdown

    BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The athletes will be awarded medals made of metal and jade when they make it to the podium in the 2008 Olympic Games.

    The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG) unveiled the unique medal design at a grand ceremony held at the  Capital Museum of China Tuesday afternoon as part of festivities marking the 500-day countdown to the Games, which will fall on August 8, 2008.

    The front of the medals follows the standard design set by the International Olympic Committee -- an image of Nike, the Greek Goddess of Victory and the Panathinaiko stadium where the Olympic Games were revived in 1896, while a piece of jade is on the back with the seal-like Beijing Olympic emblem engraved in the metal centerpiece.

    The medals, which are 70mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness, also incorporate subtle detailing, as highlighted by the medal ribbons which feature interlocking dragons and a cloud pattern.  Full story

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