Chances are you’ve seen that iconic shot of the victorious freshly minted Olympic athlete post podium, drunk with happiness, posing for photographers with their brand-new gold medal around their ...

To offer at least some visual evidence of its namesake, gold medals contain six grams of gold. So if athletes aren’t double-checking the metallurgic integrity of their hard-earned prize ...

An Iranian Paralympic athlete was controversially stripped of his gold medal after unfurling a religious flag following his ...

There will be around 10,500 athletes competing in 329 medal events at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games — and they're all going for gold. Those coveted bronze, silver and gold medals — the medals ...

David Madison/Getty Jordan Chiles isn't the first athlete to have an Olympic medal taken away. The American gymnast had an impressive run at the 2024 Paris Games, earning a team all-around gold ...

The 2024 Olympics are well underway in Paris. Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated American woman in Olympic history, with 14 medals. Swimmer Michael Phelps still holds the record for most ...

With the 2024 Paris Olympics more than half over, there have already been plenty of medals handed out in ... the fire even more within the athletes to win gold. CNBC recently reported on the ...

What are Olympic medals made of? According to International Olympic Committee regulations, the Olympic gold medals must be ... SHAPIRO: So every athlete has an opportunity to bring home a piece ...