Olympians taking part in Tokyo 2020 are competing for a chance to write a page in the history books — and hopefully bring home a medal.
If you do win a medal — be it gold, silver or bronze — they’re pretty much priceless. Former British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton, who won a bronze in heptathlon at Athens 2004 and another for the 4 x 400-meter relay at Beijing 2008, told CNN Sport that her medals are a reminder of how her hard work and effort paid off. «I would never sell my medals,» Sotherton told CNN Sport on Friday. «They mean a lot.» Sotherton said she keeps her medals accessible rather than putting them up in a frame. «I think it’s nice to sometimes put them on,» she added. The design of the medals changes for each games, and this time around they are the work of Junichi Kawanishi. Each of the gold, silver and bronze medals are 85 millimeters in diameter and range in thickness from 7.
