Bakit kinakagat ng Olympic winners ang medal nila?

3 months ago

Naging makasaysayan para sa ating mga Pilipino ang 2024 Paris Olympics dahil sa unang double gold ng isang Pilipino -- si Carlos Yulo! Siyempre pa kinagat din niya ang kanyang medalya.

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00:00Good evening, Kapuso! I am your Kuya Kim who will give you the trivia behind the trending news.

00:10The 2024 Paris Olympics became a history for us Filipinos because of the first double goal of a Filipino, Carlos Yulo.

00:18Of course, he also won his medal. Why is he doing that?

00:24More than blood and sweat, our Olympians or athletes compete in the biggest sporting event in the world, the Olympics.

00:33That's why they spread false smiles when they are awarded the Olympic medal.

00:38We are happy because we are proud.

00:40And most of the Olympic medalists seem to taste victory.

00:44They are still excited about their winning medal.

00:48Kuya Kim, why are the athletes so excited about their medals?

00:52Kuya Kim, what's up?

00:56I have been competing in triathlons and marathons for many years.

00:59And these are the medals that I won in my competition.

01:03It became a tradition when a medal is given because of winning a sport, they bite it.

01:07In the past, the merchants of gold and silver bite it to test if it is a real gold.

01:13It is very malleable, very soft metal, and the teeth mark when we bite it.

01:18But according to an Olympic historian, David Walachinski,

01:21he said that the bite of the medal became a tradition because photographers ask for it to look good in their photos.

01:28But did you know that in the ancient Greek times, medals were not given to the winners of the Olympics?

01:32They put an olive wreath on their ears.

01:34This is a tribute to the Greek god, Zeus.

01:37It only became a tradition for the Olympic medals to be bitten when the modern Olympic Games started in 1896 in Athens, Greece.

01:43But there were no gold medals then.

01:44The first place winner is given a silver medal, diploma, and olive branch.

01:47While the second place winners are given a copper or bronze medal, diploma, and laurel branch.

01:52The exchange of gold, silver, and bronze medals in the top finisher of every sporting event only started in St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games.

02:00Since then, along with the start of the games, the design of the Olympic medals is also being waited for.

02:05Just like the Tokyo 2020 Olympics where the medals were made sustainable.

02:09It was made with recycled electronics.

02:11While the Paris 2024 Olympics is currently being held, the medals received by the winners have a piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower, which is one of the symbols of Paris.

02:20But were the Olympic gold medals made with pure gold?

02:29The last time an Olympic medal was made with solid gold was during the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

02:36Olympic gold medals today are not made with pure gold.

02:40According to the International Olympic Committee Regulation, an Olympic gold medal requires 92.5% silver and 6 grams of pure gold.

02:49However, these medals are still of no value to the Olympics.

02:54Their efforts were made to achieve this.

02:58Meanwhile, to find out the trigger behind the viral news or tweet, just comment with the hashtag

03:02Kuya Kim, what's next? Always remember, the important thing is to know.

03:06I am Kuya Kim and I will answer you 24 hours.

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